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Dr. Brent Donald Culver, MD
NPI1023086410PAC ID6709854979
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,860
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 407
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,467
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2025 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Practice phone
- Call (831) 458-4877
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Santa Cruz Center Imaging
Mammography / Breast Imaging Center · Santa Cruz, California
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Dr. Brent Donald Culver is a rheumatologist in Santa Cruz, California
Dr. Culver practices at Santa Cruz Center Imaging in Santa Cruz, California.
Dr. Culver's NPI, 1023086410, was assigned on March 10, 2006. Dr. Culver graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Culver holds California license A70841.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1023086410NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6709854979
- NPI enumeration date
- March 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (831) 458-4877
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Brent Donald Culver practices at Santa Cruz Center Imaging in Santa Cruz, California
Dr. Culver's primary practice is Santa Cruz Center Imaging, at 2025 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062. The practice phone is (831) 458-4877.
- Santa Cruz Center Imaging2025 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062Phone(831) 458-4877
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Brent Donald Culver is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Culver's primary practice is Santa Cruz Center Imaging in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Culver is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Culver to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account. Dr. Culver's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.
Santa Cruz Center ImagingPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brent Donald Culver's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Culver practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Center Imaging | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Brent Donald Culver is one of 821 rheumatologists in California
Rheumatology is Dr. Culver's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Culver is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Culver is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, fluid in a joint, gout, joint pain, lupus and muscle disease among the conditions Dr. Culver treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Culver
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821rheumatologists in California
7rheumatologists in Santa Cruz
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brent Donald Culver billed Medicare for 5,860 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,860 Medicare services from Dr. Culver across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 407 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $142,139 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20245,860
Medicare patients407
Paid by Medicare$142,139
Procedure codes10
Dr. Culver's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2,1742024: 4,17692%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9552024: 8927%
- Other services
- 2023: 302024: 6802167%
- Surgery
- 2023: 852024: 788%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 692024: 3451%
Dr. Culver compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Culver
- California median
- Medicare services
- 5,860vs 9006.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 407vs 21688% above
- Part D claims
- 2,239vs 9622.3 times
Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Culver'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. Brent Donald Culver treated 407 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 407 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Culver in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 174 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 64% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Culver's median patient age at 68, with 78% women.
Medicare patients, 2024407
Average age74
Average risk score1.35
Also on Medicaid16%
Dr. Culver's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Culver's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women28670%
- Men12130%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Culver's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol64%
- High blood pressure60%
- Osteoporosis40%
- Mood disorders23%
- Anxiety21%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Diabetes21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Culver's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women78%
- Men21%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brent Donald Culver wrote 2,467 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Culver wrote 2,467 Medicare Part D claims for 404 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,239 of them, across 42 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,028,772 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,238 claims across 42 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,467
Drugs named by CMS42
Total drug cost$4M
Part D patients404
Dr. Culver's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,768 claims72%
- Brand-name and other699 claims28%
Dr. Culver'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. Culver's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%14 of 2,467 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: 2,2382024: 2,239No change
Drugs named by CMS: 42 in 2024, 42 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. Brent Donald Culver offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Culver accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Culver as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Brent Donald Culver has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Culver. Dr. Culver's most frequent co-author is Aleksandr M. Itkin, MD.
Papers1
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Brent Donald Culver received $258 in industry payments from 2018 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Culver from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $114.
General payments to Dr. Culver by program year, 2018 to 2022
Companies that paid Dr. Culver the most, 2018 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Brent Donald Culver has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Culver, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Culver
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Brent Donald Culver graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine
Dr. Culver graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Culver is a member of ACR and ACR.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in rheumatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Brent Donald Culver accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Culver is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Culver accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Brent Donald Culver'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) |
| 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. Brent Donald Culver's NPI number?
Dr. Brent Donald Culver's NPI number is 1023086410. It was assigned on March 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brent Donald Culver?
Dr. Brent Donald Culver is a rheumatologist in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Brent Donald Culver practice?
Dr. Culver practices at 2025 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062. Dr. Culver's primary practice is Santa Cruz Center Imaging in Santa Cruz, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Culver to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Brent Donald Culver's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Culver is (831) 458-4877.
What is Dr. Brent Donald Culver's medical license number?
Dr. Culver holds California license A70841.
Which hospitals is Dr. Brent Donald Culver affiliated with?
Dr. Culver is affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Brent Donald Culver part of?
Dr. Culver is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.
Does Dr. Brent Donald Culver accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Culver billed Medicare for 5,860 services in 2024, and Dr. Culver accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Brent Donald Culver offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Culver as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brent Donald Culver see?
CMS counts 407 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Culver in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Brent Donald Culver board certified?
Yes. Dr. Culver is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Brent Donald Culver bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Culver's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J0897) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Brent Donald Culver go to medical school?
Dr. Culver graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Brent Donald Culver prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Culver's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Prednisone and Allopurinol.
Has Dr. Brent Donald Culver received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $258 in general payments to Dr. Culver from 4 companies from 2018 to 2022. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Brent Donald Culver been practicing?
Dr. Culver graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
Does Dr. Brent Donald Culver do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Culver.
Who does Dr. Brent Donald Culver publish with?
Dr. Culver's most frequent co-authors are Aleksandr M. Itkin, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Brent Donald Culver accept?
Dr. Culver is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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