Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh, MD

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1568817583PAC ID5193017812
Medicare services, 2024
324
Medicare patients, 2024
178
Part D claims, 2024
99
Publications
10
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2450 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718-6522
Practice phone
Call (520) 795-7923
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Primary practice

Center For Neurosciences

Multi-specialty group site · Tucson, Arizona

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Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh is a neurosurgeon in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Chugh practices at Center For Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Chugh's NPI, 1568817583, was assigned on April 27, 2016. Dr. Chugh holds Arizona license 68781.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193017812
NPI enumeration date
April 27, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(520) 795-7923
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh practices at Center for Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Chugh's primary practice is Center for Neurosciences, at 2450 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718-6522. The practice phone is (520) 795-7923.

  • Center for Neurosciences
    2450 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718-6522Phone(520) 795-7923

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Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Chugh's primary practice is Center For Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Chugh is also affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. The medical group on file is Center for Neurosciences. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chugh to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chugh practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Center For NeurosciencesAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh is one of 161 neurosurgeons in Arizona

Neurological surgery is Dr. Chugh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Chugh is licensed in Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 68781 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Chugh

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh billed Medicare for 324 services in 2024

CMS data shows 324 Medicare services from Dr. Chugh across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 178 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,491 for them.

Medicare services, 2024324
Medicare patients178
Paid by Medicare$42,491
Procedure codes13

Dr. Chugh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 962024: 16875%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 86
Imaging
2023: 02024: 55
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 15

Where Dr. Chugh's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office14645%
  • In a facility17855%

Dr. Chugh compared with the Arizona median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Chugh
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
324vs 2998% above
Medicare patients
178vs 176Close to median
Part D claims
64vs 262.5 times

Medians across 137 neurosurgeons in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chugh's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh treated 178 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 178 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chugh in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 76 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chugh's median patient age at 69, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024178
Average age76
Average risk score1.44
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Chugh's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Chugh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8648%
  • Men9252%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chugh's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis64%
  4. Stroke or TIA38%
  5. Ischemic heart disease35%
  6. Chronic kidney disease31%
  7. Diabetes31%
  8. Mood disorders29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chugh's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh wrote 99 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chugh wrote 99 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 64 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $483 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202499
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$483
Part D patients50

Dr. Chugh's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic89 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other10 claims10%

Dr. Chugh's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chugh's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%24 of 99 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2024

  • 2018
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 142024: 64357%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 1 in 2018.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh ranks in the 42nd percentile for laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) in Medicare

Dr. Chugh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Chugh, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Chugh ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
35th percentile18 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
42nd percentile15 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh has 10 publications on record

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Chugh, published from 2020 to 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Chugh has published most often in Clin Spine Surg. Dr. Chugh's most frequent co-authors are Berje Haroutuon Shammassian, Jason David Eubanks, MD and Mohit Patel.

Papers10
Years published2020 to 2021

Topics Dr. Chugh writes about most

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Dr. Chugh's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Chugh

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Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh received $13,533 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 111 general payments to Dr. Chugh from 24 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $8,738.

General payments to Dr. Chugh by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chugh by kind, 2019 to 2025

$13.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$7,06152%
  • Travel and lodging$4,07230%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$2,40018%

Companies that paid Dr. Chugh the most, 2019 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh's NPI number?

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh's NPI number is 1568817583. It was assigned on April 27, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh?

Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh is a neurosurgeon in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh practice?

Dr. Chugh practices at 2450 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718-6522. Dr. Chugh's primary practice is Center For Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chugh to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chugh is (520) 795-7923.

What is Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh's medical license number?

Dr. Chugh holds Arizona license 68781.

Which hospitals is Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh affiliated with?

Dr. Chugh is affiliated with Tucson Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh part of?

Dr. Chugh is linked to Center for Neurosciences. Dmand AI links Dr. Chugh to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chugh billed Medicare for 324 services in 2024, and Dr. Chugh accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh see?

CMS counts 178 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chugh in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chugh's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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What drugs does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chugh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Oxycodone HCl and Cyclobenzaprine HCl.

Has Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,533 in general payments to Dr. Chugh from 24 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Penumbra, Inc.

How long has Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh been practicing?

Dr. Chugh graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh do research?

Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Chugh, published from 2020 to 2021.

Who does Dr. Arunit Singh Chugh publish with?

Dr. Chugh's most frequent co-authors are Berje Haroutuon Shammassian (3 shared papers), Jason David Eubanks, MD (2 shared papers) and Mohit Patel (2 shared papers).

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