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Dr. Weston James Bush, MD, MPH
NPI1417417692PAC ID4789919341
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 24
- Part D claims, 2024
- 56
- Publications
- 9
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 382-6260
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit
Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Palmdale, California
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Dr. Weston James Bush is a general surgeon in Palmdale, California
Dr. Bush practices at Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California.
Dr. Bush's NPI, 1417417692, was assigned on March 22, 2019. Dr. Bush graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Bush holds California license A197679.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1417417692NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789919341
- NPI enumeration date
- March 22, 2019
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 382-6260
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 33
- Medical school graduation
- 2019
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Weston James Bush practices at Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California
Dr. Bush's primary practice is Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit, at 38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (661) 382-6260.
- Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(661) 382-6260
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Weston James Bush is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bush's primary practice is Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California. Dr. Bush is also affiliated with Palmdale Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bush to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - UnitPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Weston James Bush's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bush practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Weston James Bush is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Bush's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bush is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bush's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Florida license
General surgeons near Dr. Bush
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2,926general surgeons in California
7general surgeons in Palmdale
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Weston James Bush treated 24 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68
CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bush in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.62, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bush's median patient age at 62, with 50% women.
Medicare patients, 202424
Average age68
Average risk score2.62
Dr. Bush's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Bush's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1146%
- Men1354%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bush's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis67%
- Diabetes63%
- COPD54%
- Heart failure46%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bush's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Weston James Bush wrote 56 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bush wrote 56 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 32 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $161 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 50 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202456
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$161
Part D patients27
Dr. Bush's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic53 claims95%
- Brand-name and other3 claims5%
Dr. Bush's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bush's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids41%23 of 56 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 502024: 3236%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Weston James Bush scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Bush for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bush accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bush as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Bush's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 78.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 70of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Weston James Bush has 9 publications on record
Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Bush, published from 2017 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are End Stage Liver Disease, Liver Transplantation and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Bush's most frequent co-authors are Richard Shane Mangus, MD, Jonathan Aaron Fridell and Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD.
Papers9
Years published2017 to 2023
Dr. Bush's papers by year, 2017 to 2023
Topics Dr. Bush writes about most
- End Stage Liver Disease
- Liver Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Sarcopenia
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Dr. Bush's most frequent co-authors
- Richard Shane Mangus, MD6 shared papers
- Jonathan Aaron Fridell3 shared papers
- Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Bush
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A
AdrenalectomyAdrenal GlandsAdrenocorticotropic Hormone
Ann Transplant
End Stage Liver DiseaseForced Expiratory VolumeLiver Transplantation
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Weston James Bush received $5,495 in industry payments from 2022 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Bush from 6 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,754.
General payments to Dr. Bush by program year, 2022 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Bush by kind, 2022 to 2024
$5.5Kin total
- Education$4,00073%
- Food and beverage$76914%
- Travel and lodging$72613%
Companies that paid Dr. Bush the most, 2022 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Weston James Bush graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine
Dr. Bush graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2019.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Weston James Bush accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Bush is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Molina
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bush accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO8
- PPO7
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Weston James Bush's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Weston James Bush's NPI number?
Dr. Weston James Bush's NPI number is 1417417692. It was assigned on March 22, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Weston James Bush?
Dr. Weston James Bush is a general surgeon in Palmdale, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Weston James Bush practice?
Dr. Bush practices at 38600 Medical Center Dr, Palmdale, CA 93551. Dr. Bush's primary practice is Palmdale Regional Medical Ctr - Unit in Palmdale, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bush to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Weston James Bush's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bush is (661) 382-6260.
What is Dr. Weston James Bush's medical license number?
Dr. Bush holds California license A197679, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Weston James Bush been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bush in California (2024 to 2026) and Florida (2021 to 2025).
Which hospitals is Dr. Weston James Bush affiliated with?
Dr. Bush is affiliated with Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bush to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Weston James Bush part of?
Dr. Bush is linked to City of Hope.
Does Dr. Weston James Bush accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Dr. Bush as accepting Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Weston James Bush offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bush as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Weston James Bush's MIPS score?
Dr. Bush's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Weston James Bush see?
CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bush in 2024, with an average age of 68.
Is Dr. Weston James Bush board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bush is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
Where did Dr. Weston James Bush go to medical school?
Dr. Bush graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2019.
What drugs does Dr. Weston James Bush prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bush's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Ondansetron ODT.
Has Dr. Weston James Bush received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,495 in general payments to Dr. Bush from 6 companies from 2022 to 2024. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Weston James Bush been practicing?
Dr. Bush graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
Does Dr. Weston James Bush do research?
Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Bush, published from 2017 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Weston James Bush publish with?
Dr. Bush's most frequent co-authors are Richard Shane Mangus, MD (6 shared papers), Jonathan Aaron Fridell (3 shared papers) and Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Weston James Bush accept?
Dr. Bush is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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