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Primary care doctors who accept Medicare in Encinitas, CA
CMS lists 117 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Encinitas. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 114. Offer telehealth: 68.
What a visit costs with Original Medicare
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 92024 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $140, of which you pay about $35; a follow-up visit $108, of which you pay about $27 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
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✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.6/100Graduated 2020 · Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDavid E. Larue, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990 · College of Osteo Med of the Pacific at PomonaMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $455Monica Perlman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989 · University of California, Irvine, California College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,204Jamie L. Switzer, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989 · At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, KirksvilleFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $266Christine Clotfelter, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of TechnologyFemaleCraig S. Duck, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $24Amy C. Kakimoto, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $24Richard E. Payne, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1982 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $12,219Sagar Shah, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $24Keven Tagdiri, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.4/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985MaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $106Bruce J. Sachs, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $236Don P. Hammi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.7/100Graduated 2003 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleDaniel K. Cho
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.9/100Graduated 2016 · University of Michigan Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $70Robert Dinh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.9/100Graduated 1998 · Medical College of PennsylvaniaMaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Wesley Shih, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.8/100Graduated 2003 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineMaleDaniel H. Lo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.2/100Graduated 2009 · University of California, Irvine, California College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $38Gautam Shah, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.2/100Graduated 2013 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $14Dana Suhandynata, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.2/100Graduated 2014 · State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of MedicineFemaleSamuel D. Teles, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.7/100Graduated 2021 · University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineMaleAndre R. Sanschagrin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 22.6/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1982MaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Ramin H. Farsad, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 19.4/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · Boston University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $67Alexander M. Agelidis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $345Michael C. Bannach, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $251Debra K. Bement, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleBrittany H. Boyd, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleAlexa S. Chavez, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleVan L. Cheng, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineFemaleHelen J. Chou, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · Ohio State University College of MedicineFemaleShane H. Coles, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Tufts University School of MedicineMaleAlison E. Crisp, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Emory University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $98Ardeshir A. Dabestani, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · University of Washington School of MedicineMaleAritra Dey, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleElena A. Dolgonos, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $65Edward K. Duran, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · Boston University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $274Adam Ellis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000MaleDaria Emelianova, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013FemaleJoy M. Evers, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009 · Mayo Medical SchoolFemaleMichelle Faierman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleEdward Ferrer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006MaleAnthanasios J. Foster, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1975 · Indiana University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $754Avnish K. Gill, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleRahul F. Gomez, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $40Michael D. Hadley, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn RSV UniversityMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $27Preston J. Hale, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2023 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleJoshua Hillman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019MaleTruc V. Ho, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019MaleQuynh N. Hoang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010 · State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1James P. Howard, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007 · University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $67Diane L. Hutchison, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $15James M. Jurica, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021 · Baylor College of MedicineMaleSamer Kanno, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003MaleCynthia L. Kao, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · Baylor College of MedicineFemaleCatherine R. Kay, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023 · Pacific NW Un of HS, Col of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleMyunghoon Kim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021 · Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Stuart B. Kipper, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $248David H. Ko, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1998 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $444Adrian C. Lai, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $127Trang D. Le, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $89Stephen H. Lee
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $494Eric Y. Leung, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019MaleSteven T. Liu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · Virginia Commonwealth University, School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $29Timothy C. Lovell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · University of Nevada School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $141Gerard A. Lumkong, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $238Denise Mai, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineFemaleSanaz S. Majd, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · Drexel University College of MedicineFemaleFaraz Masood, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $127Robert L. Matorin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)MaleNossa W. Maya, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009FemaleScott Mercer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1980 · University of Miami, LM Miller School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $297Daniel Miller, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · New York Medical CollegeMaleArezou Minooee, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · University of Vermont College of MedicineFemaleGeorgine Nanos, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · George Washington University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $190Kosha Nathwani, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $130Cory S. Nelkin, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)MaleNadia C. Nunes Cavalcante Parr, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleMatthew L. O'Reilly, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016MaleBrian Y. Park, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $145Tejal K. Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009 · Northeastern Ohio University College of MedicineFemaleSteven C. Pham, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018MaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $64Thaidan Pham, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021 · Tulane University School of MedicineFemaleJohn Pietrykowski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Mitchell D. Prins, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleNova D. Rahal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $18Asha P. Raj, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleTravis J. Roark, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · University of Washington School of MedicineMaleRebeccah R. Rodriguez, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $47Benny Rummani, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015MaleShiv Sab, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · Drexel University College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,172Steven A. Salinger, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $22Farris Sandhu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1988FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $368Andrew T. Scheinok, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020 · University of Utah School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Perry W. Sexton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $664Niyati Shah, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010 · Boston University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $36Sanjeev V. Shah, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $44Stephanie Shin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleLuigi Simone, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $251Kevin M. Smith, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $188Margaret E. Smith, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022 · Emory University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Encinitas: 1Michael C. Steadman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineMaleRobert Stephenson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1980 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,218
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Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Encinitas
- Nurse practitioners59
- Cardiologists32
- Dermatologists32
- Orthopedic surgeons17
- Neurologists12
- Gastroenterologists9
- Ophthalmologists18
- Optometrists16
- Podiatrists11
- Urologists6
- Pulmonologists11
- Nephrologists10
- Rheumatologists5
- Oncologists6
- Psychiatrists11
- Psychologists31
- Therapists and counselors29
- Physical therapists92
- Occupational therapists15
- Speech therapists9
- Audiologists3
- Chiropractors24
- Gynecologists25
- General surgeons7
- Vascular surgeons3
- Physiatrists4
- Allergists4
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).