Russell B. Kerbel
Hospitalist Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Russell B. Kerbel is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1164699203, issued on May 8, 2008. Check the license (California A128689, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell B. Kerbel
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- A128689 CA
247090 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St # 2304, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-4698
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 319-4908
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140924001587); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell B. Kerbel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 86.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell B. Kerbel among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Russell B. Kerbel is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
96 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
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Common questions
What is Russell B. Kerbel's NPI number?
Russell B. Kerbel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164699203, issued on May 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell B. Kerbel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St # 2304, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-4698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell B. Kerbel's license?
NPPES lists California license number A128689, 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 Russell B. Kerbel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell B. Kerbel had 22 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell B. Kerbel's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.