Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 29
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 48
- Part D claims, 2024
- 48
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 46
- Practice address
- 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 643-5438
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Plaza Surgical Center, Inc.
Ventura, California
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Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Ventura, California
Dr. Bushnell practices at Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. in Ventura, California.
Dr. Bushnell's NPI, 1760582159, was assigned on September 25, 2006. Dr. Bushnell graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Bushnell holds California license G81373.
- NPI
- 1760582159NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1759287980
- NPI enumeration date
- September 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 643-5438
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell practices at Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. in Ventura, California
Dr. Bushnell's primary practice is Plaza Surgical Center, Inc., at 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003 in Ventura County. The practice phone is (805) 643-5438.
- Plaza Surgical Center, Inc.168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003 · Ventura CountyPhone(805) 643-5438
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Bushnell's primary practice is Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. in Ventura, California. Dr. Bushnell is also affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura. The medical group on file is Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bushnell to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bushnell practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell is one of 568 cardiothoracic surgeons in California
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Bushnell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Bushnell is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bushnell's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Utah and Iowa.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), CaliforniaPrimary
- Utah license
- Iowa license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery, heart valve surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Bushnell treats.
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Bushnell
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell billed Medicare for 29 services in 2024
CMS data shows 29 Medicare services from Dr. Bushnell across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,448 for them.
Dr. Bushnell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 492024: 2941%
- Surgery
- 2023: 452024: 0100%
Where Dr. Bushnell's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1552%
- In a facility1448%
Dr. Bushnell compared with the California median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Bushnell
- California median
- Medicare services
- 29vs 11475% below
- Medicare patients
- 48vs 9549% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 1932% below
Medians across 453 cardiothoracic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bushnell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell treated 48 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bushnell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Bushnell's median patient age at 68, with 33% women.
Dr. Bushnell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Bushnell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1429%
- Men3471%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bushnell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease63%
- Atrial fibrillation54%
- Arthritis48%
- Heart failure42%
- COPD38%
- Diabetes33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bushnell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women33%
- Men67%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bushnell wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $13 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Bushnell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic42 claims88%
- Brand-name and other6 claims13%
Dr. Bushnell'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2024
- 2020
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 122024: 138%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2020.
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. Lamar J. Bushnell scored 46 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 46 out of 100 for Dr. Bushnell for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bushnell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Bushnell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 46of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 83of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 63of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): 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. Lamar J. Bushnell has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Bushnell.
Recent publications by Dr. Bushnell
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell received $19,929 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 125 general payments to Dr. Bushnell from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,822.
General payments to Dr. Bushnell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bushnell by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$11,50058%
- Food and beverage$5,71429%
- Travel and lodging$2,71514%
Companies that paid Dr. Bushnell the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Dr. Bushnell graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 1987.
- Medical school
- Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Bushnell is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bushnell accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO8
- POS6
- EPO5
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| 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. Lamar J. Bushnell's NPI number?
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell's NPI number is 1760582159. It was assigned on September 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell?
Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Ventura, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell practice?
Dr. Bushnell practices at 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003. Dr. Bushnell's primary practice is Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. in Ventura, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bushnell to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bushnell is (805) 643-5438.
What is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell's medical license number?
Dr. Bushnell holds California license G81373, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bushnell in California (1995 to 2026), Utah (1988 to 2016) and Iowa (1992 to 1995).
Which hospitals is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell affiliated with?
Dr. Bushnell is affiliated with Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura.
What medical group is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell part of?
Dr. Bushnell is linked to Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bushnell to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bushnell billed Medicare for 29 services in 2024, and Dr. Bushnell accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell's MIPS score?
Dr. Bushnell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 46 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell see?
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bushnell in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bushnell is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bushnell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell go to medical school?
Dr. Bushnell graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bushnell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Tartrate.
Has Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $19,929 in general payments to Dr. Bushnell from 17 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell been practicing?
Dr. Bushnell graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
Does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Bushnell.
What insurance does Dr. Lamar J. Bushnell accept?
Dr. Bushnell is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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