Samuel Zuber, MD
Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Samuel Zuber, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1346634219, issued on Mar 27, 2015. Check the license (California A147611, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Zuber
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- A147611 CA
036.159457 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 660, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 452-5054
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230727002463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 660
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna SpainSurgical Physician Assistant1790530152
Verify Samuel Zuber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A147611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $4,986.58
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Surgical Associates OF LA Jolla Medical Group, Inc.La Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Zuber among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Samuel Zuber, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 43 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samuel Zuber, MD's NPI number?
Samuel Zuber, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346634219, issued on Mar 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Zuber, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave Ste 660, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 452-5054. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Zuber, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A147611, 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 Zuber, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Zuber, MD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.