NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Depinder Singh, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Depinder Singh, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1306173505, issued on Nov 9, 2009. Check the license (California C153752, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306173505
Name
Depinder Singh
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
C153752 CA
14504 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Front St Ste 206, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone
(831) 484-4191
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2025
Fax
(831) 208-2136
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200228000634); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Depinder Singh 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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

351 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Depinder Singh351
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine Hcl25 claims
  2. Buprenorphine-Naloxone17 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
  4. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine12 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate11 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dignity Health Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA

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

Depinder Singh among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Depinder Singh, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica CohenSanta Cruz, CA 950621972784874
  2. Kim Ngoc Ngo, D.O.Santa Cruz, CA 950621528351079
  3. Judy Nguyen, D.OSanta Cruz, CA 950621417391723
  4. Daniel Owyang, D.OSanta Cruz, CA 950621447518196
  5. David PilcherSanta Cruz, CA 950621578543013
  6. Glenn ShieldsSanta Cruz, CA 950621538149877
  7. Mohammed Tokh, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621790949618
  8. William Cao, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651932189529

Common questions

What is Depinder Singh, M.D.'s NPI number?

Depinder Singh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306173505, issued on Nov 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Depinder Singh, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Front St Ste 206, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 484-4191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Depinder Singh, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C153752, 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 Depinder Singh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Depinder Singh, M.D. had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Depinder Singh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.