NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard K. Gurgel, M.D.

Otology & Neurotology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

Richard K. Gurgel, M.D. is an otology & neurotology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1710196290, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Utah 8233789-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710196290
Name
Richard K. Gurgel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Otology & Neurotology Physician 207YX0901X
License number
8233789-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone
(801) 581-7514
Enumerated
May 22, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 585-5744
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120816000507); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 50 N Medical Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jake AadlandStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508571274
  2. Jazmine AbrilStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265260103
  3. Seyedeh Adabkhah, BSN, RN, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114569555
  4. Maria Addison, MSN-BC, NNPNurse Practitioner1851672034
  5. Odessa Addison, DPTPhysical Therapist1396774253
  6. Drew AdriaensAnesthesiology Physician1518717362

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otology & neurotology physician in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 409 among the 340 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Gurgel65
  2. Specialty average409

Most prescribed

  1. Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score85.6
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $11,331.23

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Med-EL Corporation. The 283 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,757.03 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Gurgel$11,331
  2. Specialty average$2,757

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

  1. University OF Utah Adult ServicesFarmington, UT

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

Otology & Neurotology Physician providers in Utah

There are 8 otology & neurotology physician records in Utah.

The 7 otology & neurotology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clough Shelton, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841131891885414
  2. Kayla White, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121770165227
  3. Eric Slattery, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841021316153695
  4. Brian Peterson, M.D.West Jordan, UT 840881316978687
  5. William Owens, MDOgden, UT 844031528095627
  6. Mark Packer, MDOgden, UT 844031760470686
  7. David Darley, MDProvo, UT 846041811151558

Common questions

What is Richard K. Gurgel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard K. Gurgel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710196290, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard K. Gurgel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-7514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard K. Gurgel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 8233789-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard K. Gurgel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard K. Gurgel, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among otology & neurotology physician prescribers was 409. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard K. Gurgel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.