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Primary care doctors who accept Medicare in Laguna Niguel, CA
CMS lists 40 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Laguna Niguel. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 40. Offer telehealth: 34.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 92677 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $142, of which you pay about $36; a follow-up visit $110, 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.
Cheryl Kellogg, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 97.9/100Graduated 1988FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $252July J. Generoso, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 96.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $118Brian Shin, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 96.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $742Nicole Y. Wakimoto, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 96.3/100Graduated 2021FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $178Behnaz Haghighi Motlagh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,165Lauren Davis, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 16.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001 · College of Physicians and Surgeons (california)FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $20Yama A. Afshar, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,434John P. Armato, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985 · University of California, San Francisco School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $339Asad J. Bedran, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $430Justine A. Bello, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $474Bernard L. Bennett, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1980 · Meharry Medical College School of MedicineMaleBassam R. Bilal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,111David R. Bloom, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $22Sarah N. Brewer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · Baylor College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $610Alfonso L. Brigham, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1981 · Un of California, Irvine, College of MedicineMalePhillip N. Cecchini, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $416Paul Corona, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989 · New York Medical CollegeMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,577Christopher M. Davis, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $34James P. Decock, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $294Bernard T. Elpedes, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · R Franklin University of Med & Sci/chicago Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,358Karen H. Fu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996 · University of California, Irvine, California College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $444Mohammed I. Iqbal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $464Maria Jan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $25Sarah C. Kim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022 · Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $73Sonja S. Krafcik, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990 · Baylor College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Laguna Niguel: 1Jim W. Lam, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1982 · University of California, Irvine, California College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $26William M. Liu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1979 · Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $516Parisa Mortaji, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $940Paul J. Murata, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1977 · University of California, San Diego School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $20Ngoc Giao T. Nguyen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $493Soodeh Nili
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $398Jyotin K. Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1976MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $251Crescenzo Pisano
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1975 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,318Zahra Shahim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $420Michele R. Staunton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineFemaleJonathan C. Tsao, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, KirksvilleMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $312Keri Sharona Hyatt Wardwell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineFemaleDerek F. Williams, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of MedicineMaleLewis Wong, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009MaleBenjamin F. Yasharel
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · Tufts University School of Dental MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $262
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 Laguna Niguel
- Nurse practitioners13
- Cardiologists10
- Dermatologists17
- Orthopedic surgeons6
- Neurologists3
- Optometrists12
- Endocrinologists6
- Psychiatrists11
- Psychologists20
- Therapists and counselors26
- Physical therapists58
- Occupational therapists3
- Chiropractors9
- Gynecologists3
Other care in Laguna Niguel
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Nearby cities
- San Juan Capistrano33
- Aliso Viejo47
- Dana Point13
- Laguna Beach29
- Ladera Ranch7
- Mission Viejo166
- Laguna Woods19
- Laguna Hills135
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).