Robert Raymond Kule, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Mateo, CA
Robert Raymond Kule, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Mateo, California, and NPI 1235455197, issued on Apr 15, 2010. Check the license (California A118454, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Raymond Kule
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A118454 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 S San Mateo Dr Ste 306, San Mateo, CA 94401
- Phone
- (650) 696-7070
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140826000029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 S San Mateo Dr Ste 306
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert Raymond Kule in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,232 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost614 claims
- Timolol Maleate416 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol363 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate326 claims
- Vyzulta199 claims
- Lumigan135 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $541.47
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- A Sydney Williams And Associates IncSan Mateo, CA
- Thomas Tayeri M.D. Inc.Palo Alto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Raymond Kule among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Robert Raymond Kule, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Bern, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011700954278
- Michael Drinnan, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011609883024
- Robert Filer, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011467520833
- Jacqueline Koo, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011528060308
- Anthony Liu, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011912232224
- Michael Macdonald, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011144398512
- Rajvi MehtaSan Mateo, CA 944011942732995
- Donna Ornitz, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011073528790
Common questions
What is Robert Raymond Kule, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Raymond Kule, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235455197, issued on Apr 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Raymond Kule, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 S San Mateo Dr Ste 306, San Mateo, CA, 94401. Phone: (650) 696-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Raymond Kule, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A118454, 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 Robert Raymond Kule, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Raymond Kule, M.D. had 3,232 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Raymond Kule, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.