Samuel Kugel, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · National City, CA
Samuel Kugel, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in National City, California, and NPI 1497813968, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (California A54412, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Kugel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A54412 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 Euclid Ave Ste 306, National City, CA 91950
- Phone
- (619) 472-2600
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 472-5700
- Medicaid ID
- 00A544120 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120224000753); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 502 Euclid Ave Ste 306
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Verify Samuel Kugel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
7,666 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate638 claims
- Risperidone580 claims
- Trazodone Hcl531 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate466 claims
- Divalproex Sodium441 claims
- Lorazepam375 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): 70.8 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: $2,587.46
86 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Samuel Kugel among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Samuel Kugel, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Bari, M.D.National City, CA 919501679588370
- Prakash Bhatia, M.D.National City, CA 919501164464137
- Douglas Dolnak, D.O.National City, CA 919501316147085
- Sultana Hamrang, M.D.National City, CA 919501336188739
- Afsah Hussain, MDNational City, CA 919501649858713
- Saleem Ishaque, M.D.National City, CA 919501033124730
- Gregory Paniccia, M.D.National City, CA 919501518022920
- Jonathan Koelle, MDLa Mesa, CA 919511609803824
Common questions
What is Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497813968, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Kugel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 Euclid Ave Ste 306, National City, CA, 91950. Phone: (619) 472-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A54412, 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 Kugel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Kugel, M.D. had 7,666 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.8 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.