NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig Steven Duck, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Encinitas, CA

Craig Steven Duck, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1306808613, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (California A061484, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306808613
Name
Craig Steven Duck
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A061484 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
477 N EL Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone
(760) 942-0118
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(760) 557-0128
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000213); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 477 N EL Camino Real

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Angel Bair, NPNurse Practitioner1235218389
  2. Elizabeth Bartolomeo, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1952532095
  3. Donna Beck, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1780015362
  4. Robert Brunst, MD PHDFamily Medicine Physician1639257546
  5. Jennifer Cates, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1972622751
  6. Mary Ann Cathey, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013995604

Verify Craig Steven Duck in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,551 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 158 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Duck4,551
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium470 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium145 claims
  4. Lisinopril138 claims
  5. Gabapentin113 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl106 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $111.05

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Duck$111.05
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. North Coast Family Medical GroupEncinitas, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Craig Steven Duck among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Craig Steven Duck, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Encinitas

They are 53 of the 1,874 NPPES records with a practice address in Encinitas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Glockner, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241184686495
  2. James Hay, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241821050758
  3. Diane Hutchison, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241629054234
  4. Trang Le, MDEncinitas, CA 920241528086303
  5. Gerard Lumkong, MDEncinitas, CA 920241720001977
  6. Alexis Masciana, MDEncinitas, CA 920241851382352
  7. Scott Mercer, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241295736031
  8. Georgine Nanos, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241992767214

Common questions

What is Craig Steven Duck, M.D.'s NPI number?

Craig Steven Duck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306808613, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Steven Duck, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 477 N EL Camino Real, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 942-0118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Steven Duck, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A061484, 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 Craig Steven Duck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Steven Duck, M.D. had 4,551 Medicare Part D claims for 544 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.