Brent Culver, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Brent Culver, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1023086410, issued on Mar 10, 2006. Check the license (California A70841, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent Culver
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A70841 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5577
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000460); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brent Culver in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,467 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate308 claims
- Prednisone265 claims
- Allopurinol177 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate171 claims
- Celecoxib130 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen121 claims
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationLos Altos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent Culver among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Brent Culver, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lester Miller, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621053463935
- Alfred PetrocelliSanta Cruz, CA 950621588644025
- Matthew Reimert, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621215269014
- Eric Seronick, D.O.Santa Cruz, CA 950621659802346
- Neharika Bhardwaj, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651336609494
- Michelle Di Fiore, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651790171072
- Thomas Burns, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511235216169
- Stephanie Chu, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511598842452
Common questions
What is Brent Culver, MD's NPI number?
Brent Culver, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023086410, issued on Mar 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent Culver, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent Culver, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A70841, 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 Brent Culver, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent Culver, MD had 2,467 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.