Samuel J. Thurber, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · West Covina, CA
Samuel J. Thurber, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1699729855, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (California A65610, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel J. Thurber
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A65610 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 814-2534
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A656100 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050523000726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1115 S Sunset Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dijla AlsaighStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700427259
- Reannen ArevaloEmergency Registered Nurse1902788334
- Cara Baker, MDAnesthesiology Physician1063660462
- Vincent BalitonEmergency Registered Nurse1578139408
- Noel Benedict Bautista, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972436376
- Gilbert Benitez, PAEmergency Medicine Physician1184678245
Verify Samuel J. Thurber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A65610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin39 claims
- Ibuprofen38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Capital Hospitalist Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel J. Thurber among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Samuel J. Thurber, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in West Covina → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gilbert Benitez, PAWest Covina, CA 917901184678245
- Lane Braver, PAWest Covina, CA 917901144268343
- Cheryl Cochrane, MDWest Covina, CA 917901922053834
- Edward Gentile, MDWest Covina, CA 917901851348288
- James Holland, MDWest Covina, CA 917901831146240
- William Kilpatrick, MDWest Covina, CA 917901528151016
- Denis Kollar, MDWest Covina, CA 917901154375830
- Edmund Nichter, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901184897910
Common questions
What is Samuel J. Thurber, MD's NPI number?
Samuel J. Thurber, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699729855, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel J. Thurber, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 814-2534. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel J. Thurber, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A65610, 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 J. Thurber, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel J. Thurber, MD had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.