Frank Coufal, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Frank Coufal, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1760495303, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California A50766, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Coufal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A50766 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9834 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 677-1755
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9834 Genesee Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank Coufal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A50766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 4,152 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin49 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Carisoprodol20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 25.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $373.46
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc.. The 5,024 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,526.12 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.
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 885 neurological surgery physician records in California.
Other neurological surgery physician records in California
- Mohamad Abbass, MDStanford, CA1679492151
- Samy Abdou, MDSan Diego, CA1215085006
- Kumar Abhinav, BSC MBBS, FRCS(SN)Stanford, CA1003331000
- Moustapha Abou-Samra, MDVentura, CA1194719807
- Bret Abshire, M.D.Murrieta, CA1992741912
- Deyaaldeen Abu Reesh, MDPalo Alto, CA1073201521
- Imad Abumeri, M.D.Bakersfield, CA1295732980
- Achal Achrol, M.D.Loma Linda, CA1275783276
- Geoffrey Adey, MDWalnut Creek, CA1447362520
- John Adler, MDStanford, CA1780736199
Common questions
What is Frank Coufal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frank Coufal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760495303, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Coufal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9834 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 677-1755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Coufal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A50766, 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 Frank Coufal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Coufal, M.D. had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 189. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank Coufal, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 25.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.