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Anthony Christopher Sturzu, M.D.

NPI 1760689095ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Santa Cruz, CA

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D.) with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, practicing in Santa Cruz, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,467,034 for 8,660 claims, against $402,046 paid for services in 2024. Heartflow, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $187.90 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Dominican Hospital as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1760689095
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 29, 2007
Last updated in NPPESAug 19, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary207RC0000XA96338CA
Internal Medicine207R00000XA96338CA
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease207RC0000X235259MA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients2,184
Services billed12,244 across 70 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$402,046

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)8,660 · 22,707 30-day fills
Patients879
Total drug cost$2,467,034
Generic share80% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2004
Medicare specialtyCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$187.90 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$571.10 · 7 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Heartflow, Inc.$169.162
Octapharma USA, Inc.$18.741

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$187.90 · 3 payments

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

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