Samuel A. Amukele, MD
Urology Physician · San Diego, CA
Samuel A. Amukele, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1871570341, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (California A97898, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel A. Amukele
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A97898 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4650 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA 92154
- Phone
- (619) 662-5458
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 662-5470
- Medicaid ID
- 02662779 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080604000776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel A. Amukele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97898Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
843 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Finasteride260 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl169 claims
- Trospium Chloride94 claims
- Terazosin Hcl58 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl48 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 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: $120.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ambu Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel A. Amukele among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Samuel A. Amukele, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samuel A. Amukele, MD's NPI number?
Samuel A. Amukele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871570341, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel A. Amukele, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4650 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA, 92154. Phone: (619) 662-5458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel A. Amukele, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A97898, 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 Samuel A. Amukele, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel A. Amukele, MD had 843 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.