Hugh B. Black, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Sacramento, CA
Hugh B. Black, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1376523498, issued on Jan 17, 2006. Check the license (California A78881, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugh B. Black
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- A78881 CA
00A788810 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3564
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 734-7924
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040715001419); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hugh B. Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium57 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
- Spiriva Respimat28 claims
- Symbicort28 claims
- Incruse Ellipta26 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: $122.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 Univ OF CARancho Cordova, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugh B. Black among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Hugh B. Black, MD is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 723 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Katyayini Aribindi, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171902338122
- Andrew Chan, MBSacramento, CA 958171114902426
- Nicholas Kenyon, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171689657512
- John Millar, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171023092871
- Reika MiyokawaSacramento, CA 958171619408333
- Susan Murin, MDSacramento, CA 958171063495935
Common questions
What is Hugh B. Black, MD's NPI number?
Hugh B. Black, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376523498, issued on Jan 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugh B. Black, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3564. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugh B. Black, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A78881, 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 Hugh B. Black, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugh B. Black, MD had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.