Howard Tung, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Howard Tung, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1538153341, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (California G058235, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Tung
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- G058235 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4510 Executive Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 643-5650
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 643-5660
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090815000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Tung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G058235Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $74.94
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Tung among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Howard Tung, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mario Ammirati, MDSan Diego, CA 921211730137043
- Ryan Glynn, MDSan Diego, CA 921211093202129
- Rex Rhoten, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211083792220
- Vikram Udani, MDSan Diego, CA 921211093959108
- Samy Abdou, MDSan Diego, CA 921201215085006
- Gregory Gerras, MDSan Diego, CA 921201508933490
- Sanjay Ghosh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201346285566
- Melissa Kagnoff, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201679764179
Common questions
What is Howard Tung, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Tung, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538153341, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Tung, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4510 Executive Dr, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 643-5650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Tung, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G058235, 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.
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.