Jose Puangco, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Jose Puangco, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1376742700, issued on Jul 16, 2007. Check the license (California A91074, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Puangco
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A91074 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 764-8070
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080119000068); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Puangco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91074Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride29 claims
- Topiramate14 claims
- Lorazepam13 claims
- Carisoprodol12 claims
- Xywav11 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): 99.6 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: $218.66
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Newport Neurohospitalist Medical Group, IncNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Puangco among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Jose Puangco, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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- Teryn Clarke, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631174543169
- David Gehret, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631497774947
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- Yasir Jassam, MBCHB MRCP(UK)Newport Beach, CA 926631508154428
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Common questions
What is Jose Puangco, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Puangco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376742700, issued on Jul 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Puangco, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 764-8070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Puangco, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A91074, 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 Jose Puangco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Puangco, M.D. had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Puangco, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.6 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.