Dr. Charles J. Curatalo, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,884
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 782
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,641
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 96
- Practice address
- 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 682-7111
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Charles J. Curatalo is a neurologist in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Curatalo practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.
Dr. Curatalo's NPI, 1851345508, was assigned on May 19, 2006. Dr. Curatalo graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Curatalo holds California license G53333.
- NPI
- 1851345508NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2062438658
- NPI enumeration date
- May 19, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 682-7111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Curatalo's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 682-7111.
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 682-7111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo is affiliated with 5 sites of care
Dr. Curatalo's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Curatalo is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Curatalo to 2 more hospitals and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account. Dr. Curatalo's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Curatalo practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Charles J. Curatalo is one of 2,207 neurologists in California
Neurology is Dr. Curatalo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Curatalo is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Curatalo's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Massachusetts license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, epilepsy, essential tremor and head injury among the conditions Dr. Curatalo treats.
Neurologists near Dr. Curatalo
Counts of neurologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo billed Medicare for 3,884 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,884 Medicare services from Dr. Curatalo across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 782 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $245,021 for them.
Dr. Curatalo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 1,2162024: 2,04668%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2002024: 1,2434%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5962024: 595No change
Where Dr. Curatalo's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,41962%
- In a facility1,46538%
Dr. Curatalo compared with the California median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Curatalo
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,884vs 4049.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 782vs 1904.1 times
- Part D claims
- 2,392vs 3247.4 times
Medians across 1,995 neurologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Curatalo'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. Charles J. Curatalo treated 782 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 782 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Curatalo in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 340 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Curatalo's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.
Dr. Curatalo's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Curatalo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40251%
- Men38049%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Curatalo's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis65%
- Mood disorders31%
- Depression28%
- Anxiety25%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Curatalo's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo wrote 2,641 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Curatalo wrote 2,641 Medicare Part D claims for 394 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,392 of them, across 63 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,031,989 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,340 claims across 57 drugs.
Dr. Curatalo's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,306 claims87%
- Brand-name311 claims12%
- Other24 claims1%
Dr. Curatalo'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. Curatalo's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%157 of 2,641 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%69 of 2,641 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,3402024: 2,3922%
Drugs named by CMS: 63 in 2024, 57 in 2023.
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. Charles J. Curatalo scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Curatalo for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Curatalo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Curatalo as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Curatalo's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 96of 100Final score
- 92.2of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Charles J. Curatalo has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Curatalo.
Recent publications by Dr. Curatalo
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Dr. Charles J. Curatalo received $5,201 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 123 general payments to Dr. Curatalo from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,241.
General payments to Dr. Curatalo by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Curatalo by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,10798%
- Education$942%
Companies that paid Dr. Curatalo the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Curatalo, most recently Top Doctors:LA Area in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Curatalo
- 2013
- Top Doctors:LA Area
- 2012
- Top Doctors:Southern California
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Curatalo graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Curatalo is a member of ACP.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in neurology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Curatalo is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Regence Health Plans
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Curatalo accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO7
- Medicare7
- EPO4
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's NPI number?
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's NPI number is 1851345508. It was assigned on May 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo?
Dr. Charles J. Curatalo is a neurologist in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo practice?
Dr. Curatalo practices at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Curatalo's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Curatalo to 2 hospitals and 1 urgent care center.
What is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Curatalo is (805) 682-7111.
What is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's medical license number?
Dr. Curatalo holds California license G53333, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Charles J. Curatalo been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Curatalo in California (1984 to 2026) and Massachusetts (1986 to 2027).
Which hospitals is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo affiliated with?
Dr. Curatalo practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Curatalo is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Curatalo to 2 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Curatalo billed Medicare for 3,884 services in 2024, and Dr. Curatalo accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Curatalo as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo's MIPS score?
Dr. Curatalo's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo see?
CMS counts 782 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Curatalo in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Charles J. Curatalo board certified?
Yes. Dr. Curatalo is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Curatalo's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G0453), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Charles J. Curatalo go to medical school?
Dr. Curatalo graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Curatalo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Gabapentin and Memantine HCl.
Has Dr. Charles J. Curatalo received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,201 in general payments to Dr. Curatalo from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Charles J. Curatalo been practicing?
Dr. Curatalo graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Curatalo.
What insurance does Dr. Charles J. Curatalo accept?
Dr. Curatalo is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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