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Michael Salvatore Nuzzo, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1265583587

Michael Salvatore Nuzzo, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Capitola, California. Graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (CAM/NEW Bruns/Pisc) in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Medical Group LLC, a 46-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arizona, California, Colorado and Kentucky and 1 more.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (CAM/NEW Bruns/Pisc)
Licensed in
AZ, CA, CO, KY, NE
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
5
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

4140 Jade St Ste 100
Capitola, CA 95010-3940
Phone: (831) 475-4024
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1 Mercado St Ste 202, Durango, CO 81301-7307 — (970) 764-9400

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence A119628 (CA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence CDRH.0072101 (CO)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 23242 (NE)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence TP995 (KY)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 75147 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1265583587
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJanuary 15, 2007
Last updated in NPPESAugust 5, 2025
Certification dateAugust 5, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolRUTGERS R W JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL (CAM/NEW BRUNS/PISC)
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Medical Group Llc — 46 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 77 times · 93rd percentile
Hip replacement 1–10 times
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $21 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Medical Group LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 46 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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