Charles J. Curatalo, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Charles J. Curatalo, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1851345508, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (California G53333, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles J. Curatalo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- G53333 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 219 Nogales Ave Ste G, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-8153
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 682-5585
- Medicaid ID
- 00G533330 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051022000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles J. Curatalo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G53333Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,641 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl188 claims
- Gabapentin186 claims
- Memantine Hcl159 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa155 claims
- Clonazepam113 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate86 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $974.02
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Charles J. Curatalo among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Charles J. Curatalo, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Charles J. Curatalo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles J. Curatalo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851345508, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles J. Curatalo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 Nogales Ave Ste G, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-8153. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles J. Curatalo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G53333, 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 Charles J. Curatalo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles J. Curatalo, M.D. had 2,641 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles J. Curatalo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.