Dr. Charles J. Curatalo, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Neurologist
NPI1851345508PAC ID2062438658
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
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Primary practice

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Hospital · Santa Barbara, California

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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 and contact details
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
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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.

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.

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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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable 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, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G53333 · 1984 to 2026 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • Massachusetts license1986 to 2027

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

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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.

Medicare services, 20243,884
Medicare patients782
Paid by Medicare$245,021
Procedure codes21

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.

Medicare patients, 2024782
Average age76
Average risk score1.33
Also on Medicaid8%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure70%
  3. Arthritis65%
  4. Mood disorders31%
  5. Depression28%
  6. Anxiety25%
  7. Chronic kidney disease25%
  8. Ischemic heart disease25%

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

Dr. Curatalo's patients across all payers

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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.

Part D claims, 20242,641
Drugs named by CMS63
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients394

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.

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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. 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.

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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

$5.2Kin total
  • 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.

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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

  1. 2013
    • Top Doctors:LA Area
  2. 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.

  1. Medical schoolUC San Diego School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in neurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and 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

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Charles J. Curatalo'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand 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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