NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Psychiatry Physician NPI 1497813968 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Samuel Kugel, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician in National City, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 54,383 in Psychiatry Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 331 beneficiaries · Psychiatry Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
97%
generic claims · 3% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
70.8/100
▼ 13 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$2.6K
86 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Samuel Kugel, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 70.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 7,666 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 70.8/100
- MIPS score · -13 vs avg
- 8K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 97%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Samuel Kugel, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1497813968), first enumerated 12/05/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 7,666 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 70.8/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$2.6K in reported industry payments (86 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1497813968 · Psychiatry Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1497813968
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MEGA 54K Psychiatry Physician
- MIPS-LOW 70.8/100
- RX-MID 7,666
- BOOK-MID 7,890 in California
- PHOTO-FINISH Jared Taylor, M.D. · ±0.2
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Benjamin Everett…
Benjamin Everett, MD
70.6 MIPS pts
- Kugel · this pro…
Kugel · this provider
70.8 MIPS pts
- Jared Taylor, M.…
Jared Taylor, M.D.
71 MIPS pts
- Mary Dirting, PA…
Mary Dirting, PA-C
71 MIPS pts
- Vinod Alluri, M.…
Vinod Alluri, M.D.
71.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
71 ≥ 9th percentile 9% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Samuel Kugel, M.D. sits
This provider among psychiatry physician peers
Across the 4,541 psychiatry physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Samuel Kugel, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 97% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 9% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one psychiatry physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Samuel Kugel, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Samuel Kugel, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Samuel Kugel, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Psychiatry Physician
Medicare Part D claims
7,666 8× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
70.8/100 12.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Psychiatry Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 70.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1497813968 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Psychiatry Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/05/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
70.8333
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
21.6667
Quality
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Samuel Kugel, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.6K
Largest payer
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Samuel Kugel, M.D.. To verify Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Samuel Kugel, M.D. - brand share 3.0%
Psychiatry Physician average
3% brand-name claims vs 97% generic, on 7,666 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
7,666
Total Claims
$875K
Total Drug Cost
331
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 7,771.067
- Total Day Supply
- 222,447
- Brand vs Generic
- 3% brand / 97% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $591K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $284K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 61.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.61
- Gender Split
- 54% female / 46% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 157, 65-74: 135, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Samuel Kugel, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Quetiapine Fumarate
Quetiapine Fumarate
638 claims
- Risperidone
Risperidone
580 claims
- Trazodone Hcl
Trazodone Hcl
531 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate
Benztropine Mesylate
466 claims
- Divalproex Sodium
Divalproex Sodium
441 claims
- Lorazepam
Lorazepam
375 claims
- Citalopram Hbr
Citalopram Hbr
344 claims
- Olanzapine
Olanzapine
336 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 638 |
| Risperidone | 580 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 531 |
| Benztropine Mesylate | 466 |
| Divalproex Sodium | 441 |
| Lorazepam | 375 |
| Citalopram Hbr Citalopram Hydrobromide | 344 |
| Olanzapine | 336 |
| Haloperidol | 269 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 266 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Psychiatry Physician Overview
How Samuel Kugel, M.D. fits within the Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.
54,383
Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
56
States with Psychiatry Physician
1,010
Avg Claims per Provider
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s 7,666 claims are above the specialty average of 1,010.
Nationwide Psychiatry Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kugel, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (70.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Psychiatry Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kugel.
One of 7,890 Psychiatry Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Nancy Aaen
MD
Napa, CA
Dr. Criselda Abad-Santos
M.D.
Woodland Hills, CA
Dr. Mekabiz Abaian
MD
San Bernardino, CA
Dr. Kafia Abbasi
M.D.
French Camp, CA
Dr. Michele Abbasi
M.D.
Westlake Village, CA
Compare Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D. specializes in Psychiatry Physician and practices in National City, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Samuel Kugel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Samuel Kugel, M.D. wrote 7,666 Medicare Part D claims totaling $875K in drug costs for 331 beneficiaries.
What is Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 70.8/100 (Quality: 21.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Samuel Kugel, M.D. located? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D. is located at 502 EUCLID AVE STE 306, National City, CA, 91950. Phone: (619) 472-2600.
What is Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497813968, issued on 12/05/2006.
Does Samuel Kugel, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s prescribing is 3% brand-name and 97% generic drugs by claim count, with $591K in brand drug costs.
How many Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 54,383 Psychiatry Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Psychiatry Physician provider writes 1,010 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Samuel Kugel, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Quetiapine Fumarate, Risperidone, Trazodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Samuel Kugel, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,666 Part D claims and 331 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Samuel Kugel, M.D.'s NPI is 1497813968 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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