Dr. Samuel Kugel, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,812
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 284
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,666
- MIPS score, 2024
- 45
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2400 East 4th St, National City, CA 91950
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 470-4321
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Samuel Kugel is a psychiatrist in National City, California
Dr. Kugel practices at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services.
Dr. Kugel's NPI, 1497813968, was assigned on December 5, 2006. Dr. Kugel graduated from University Gama Filho - Medical School in 1984. Dr. Kugel holds California license A54412.
- NPI
- 1497813968NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113185927
- NPI enumeration date
- December 5, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 470-4321
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Samuel Kugel practices at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California
Dr. Kugel's primary practice is Paradise Valley Hospital, at 2400 East 4th St, National City, CA 91950 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 470-4321.
- Paradise Valley Hospital2400 East 4th St, National City, CA 91950 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 470-4321
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samuel Kugel is affiliated with 1 site of care
Dr. Kugel's primary practice is Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services. Dr. Kugel'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. Samuel Kugel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kugel practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samuel Kugel is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California
Psychiatry is Dr. Kugel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Kugel is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, psychological distress, psychoses and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Kugel treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Kugel billed Medicare for 4,812 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,812 Medicare services from Dr. Kugel across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $232,534 for them.
Dr. Kugel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,2442024: 3,29922%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2112024: 1,344537%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1692024: 169No change
Where Dr. Kugel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,26068%
- In a facility1,55232%
Dr. Kugel compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Kugel
- California median
- Medicare services
- 4,812vs 11940.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 284vs 416.9 times
- Part D claims
- 7,536vs 14452.3 times
Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kugel'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. Samuel Kugel treated 284 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 60
CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kugel in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 135 patients. 75% of them have schizophrenia and other psychoses, and 72% have high blood pressure. 90% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kugel's median patient age at 47, with 49% women.
Dr. Kugel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kugel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14350%
- Men14150%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kugel's Medicare patients, 2024
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Mood disorders69%
- High cholesterol67%
- Anxiety60%
- Depression58%
- Diabetes43%
- Arthritis41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kugel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 47
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Samuel Kugel wrote 7,666 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kugel wrote 7,666 Medicare Part D claims for 331 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,536 of them, across 62 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $752,442 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,559 claims across 61 drugs.
Dr. Kugel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic7,420 claims97%
- Brand-name246 claims3%
Dr. Kugel'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. Kugel's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over13%1,019 of 7,666 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: 7,5592024: 7,536No change
Drugs named by CMS: 62 in 2024, 61 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. Samuel Kugel scored 45 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 45 out of 100 for Dr. Kugel for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kugel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kugel's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 45of 100Final score
- 21.7of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 88of 100Cost
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. Samuel Kugel received $8,300 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 482 general payments to Dr. Kugel from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. paid the most, $4,085.
General payments to Dr. Kugel by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Kugel by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$8,24899%
- Education$521%
Companies that paid Dr. Kugel the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Samuel Kugel graduated from University Gama Filho - Medical School
Dr. Kugel graduated from University Gama Filho - Medical School in 1984.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Samuel Kugel accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Kugel is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Kugel accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO7
- HMO5
- POS3
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Samuel Kugel'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Samuel Kugel's NPI number?
Dr. Samuel Kugel's NPI number is 1497813968. It was assigned on December 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samuel Kugel?
Dr. Samuel Kugel is a psychiatrist in National City, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Samuel Kugel practice?
Dr. Kugel practices at 2400 East 4th St, National City, CA 91950. Dr. Kugel's primary practice is Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services.
What is Dr. Samuel Kugel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kugel is (619) 470-4321.
What is Dr. Samuel Kugel's medical license number?
Dr. Kugel holds California license A54412.
Which hospitals is Dr. Samuel Kugel affiliated with?
Dr. Kugel practices at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California.
Does Dr. Samuel Kugel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kugel billed Medicare for 4,812 services in 2024, and Dr. Kugel accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Samuel Kugel's MIPS score?
Dr. Kugel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 45 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samuel Kugel see?
CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kugel in 2024, with an average age of 60.
What services does Dr. Samuel Kugel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kugel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99232) and injected or infused drug (J2794).
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Where did Dr. Samuel Kugel go to medical school?
Dr. Kugel graduated from University Gama Filho - Medical School in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Samuel Kugel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kugel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Quetiapine Fumarate, Risperidone and Trazodone HCl.
Has Dr. Samuel Kugel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,300 in general payments to Dr. Kugel from 12 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Samuel Kugel been practicing?
Dr. Kugel graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Samuel Kugel accept?
Dr. Kugel is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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