Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker
Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1023094984, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (California G30063, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G30063 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-9400
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 829-6764
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051031000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G30063Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 74.2 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).
Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Chen, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041760630057
- Tracey Childs, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041114999489
- Harvey Deutsch, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041326102112
- Melanie Goldfarb, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041306092564
- Janie Gia-Lin Weng Grumley, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041063616142
- William Hutchinson, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041770653305
Common questions
What is Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker's NPI number?
Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023094984, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker's license?
NPPES lists California license number G30063, 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 Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Louis Kuchenbecker's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.2 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.