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Denise Portugal, M.D.

NPI 1043405830ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Bakersfield, CA

Surgery (M.D.) in Bakersfield, California, licensed in CA, with an NPI issued in September 2007. 67 Medicare patients in 2024, $36,260 paid; nearly all of their 91 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $210.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1043405830
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedSep 13, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJun 23, 2022
Certified by providerJun 23, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XA108655CA
Surgery208600000XRESIDENTCA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients67
Services billed205 across 50 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$36,260

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)91 · 92 30-day fills
Patients49
Total drug cost$428.92
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2006
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$210.24 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$212.60 · 3 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc$112.682
Medtronic, Inc.$97.561

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$210.24 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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