Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Irvine, CA
Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1326128455, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California G63254, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Baruch D. Kuppermann
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License numbers
- G63254 CA
000000G63254 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA 92617
- Phone
- (949) 824-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091111000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Baruch D. Kuppermann in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G63254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $292,866.35
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Baruch D. Kuppermann among 205 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in California
Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD is one of 205 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in California
There are 205 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in California.
All 205 in California → Every provider in Irvine → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Browne, M.D., PH.D.Irvine, CA 926171154615383
- Stephanie Lu, MDIrvine, CA 926171346420437
- Kapil Mishra, MDIrvine, CA 926171790149896
- Mohammad Riazi Esfahani, MDIrvine, CA 926171164913539
- Nadeem Vaidya, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181578616520
- Nathan Rudometkin, MDLaguna Woods, CA 926371225128994
- Reda Issa, M.D.Temecula, CA 925901255759981
- Hani Salehi-Had, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471306909403
Common questions
What is Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD's NPI number?
Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326128455, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA, 92617. Phone: (949) 824-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G63254, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.