Michael A Samuel, M.D.

Primary specialty

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207WX0107X

License

A83237 Issued in CA

Practice address

44139 Monterey Ave Ste a
Palm Desert, CA 92260-8700

Phone

(760) 779-0800

Fax

(760) 779-0801

NPI assigned

Sep 26, 2005

Last updated

May 22, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, 1999

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Retina Institute of California Medical Group, a California Medical ParGroup PAC ID 4587760749, 76 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

75 of 100Reported as individual

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations (25 of 28)

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Retina Institute of California Medical Group, a California Medical Par

  dba Acuity Eye Group

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Pasadena, CA
  • NPI 1760541569
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Renaissance ASC, LLC

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Palm Desert, CA
  • NPI 1295072049
  NPD (past) Authorized official
• Orange ASC, LLC

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Santa Ana, CA
  • NPI 1780059014
  NPD
• Trilogy Eye Medical Group Inc

  dba Acuity Eye Specialists

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Pasadena, CA
  • NPI 1114205432
  NPD
• Ahmc San Gabriel Valley Medical

  dba AHMC San Gabriel Valley Medical Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • San Gabriel, CA
  • NPI 1710174818

  Ophthalmology

  NPD (past)
• Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

  • Children's Hospital
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1124073366
  NPD (past)
• El Centro Regional Medical Center

  dba Calexico Outpatient Center

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Calexico, CA
  • NPI 1598840258
  NPD (past)
• Pasadena Hospital Association, LTD.

  dba Huntington Hospital

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Pasadena, CA
  • NPI 1437121142
  NPD (past)
• Pih Health Whittier Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Whittier, CA
  • NPI 1043215379
  NPD (past)
• Premiere Surgery Center, Inc

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Escondido, CA
  • NPI 1043268840
  NPD (past)
• Universal Health Services of Rancho Springs Inc

  dba Southwest Healthcare - Inland Valley Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Murrieta, CA
  • NPI 1245221050
  NPD (past)
• Central Montgomery Medical Center L L C

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Lansdale, PA
  • NPI 1477549145
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1779408000000",
    "number": "1730175670",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "288 N SANTA ANITA AVE STE 402",
            "city": "ARCADIA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "910063183",
            "telephone_number": "800-898-2020",
            "fax_number": "844-897-3788"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "44139 MONTEREY AVE STE A",
            "city": "PALM DESERT",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "922608700",
            "telephone_number": "760-779-0800",
            "fax_number": "760-779-0801"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SAMUEL",
        "first_name": "MICHAEL",
        "middle_name": "A",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-09-26",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-22",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-22",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Ophthalmology",
            "state": "OH",
            "license": "35090825",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "207W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Ophthalmology",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A83237",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "207WX0107X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist",
            "state": "CA",
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Palm Desert, CA
• Providers in Palm Desert, CA by specialty
• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.