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Carla Pugh, MD

NPI 1477564573 · Surgery Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Enrolled with Medicare as Practitioner - General Surgery · source: CMS PECOS Public Provider Enrollment (2026.04.01)

Provider details

NPI number: 1477564573
Entity type: Individual
Primary specialty: Surgery PhysicianAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Credential: MD
Sex: Female
Sole proprietor: No
License: G83898 (CA)

Specialties & taxonomies

Surgery PhysicianPrimary208600000XLicense G83898 (CA)
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Profile Score

Detailed profile(75/100 index)

A profile completeness & documented-activity index — NOT a quality, outcomes, or patient-satisfaction rating.

Registry tenure25% of score
19 yrs in NPPES registry
Profile completeness25% of score
100% of core fields populated
Practice footprint15% of score
2 documented practice locations
Medicare service volume (vs. specialty peers)25% of score
93 Medicare services, 2024 (ranked within specialty)
Open Payments transparency10% of score
Has Open Payments disclosures (2024)

Medicare volume is ranked against active providers in the same specialty. Signals a provider has no public data for (e.g. Medicare claims) are left out of the score entirely — never counted as zero — so providers without that data are not penalized. See the full formula and weights in our .

What this provider does (Medicare)

Based on Medicare fee-for-service claims, 2024; not all care is captured.

Service (HCPCS)	Medicare services	Typical Medicare-allowed (2024)
Subsequent Hospital Care With Straightforward Or Low Level of Medical Decision Making, Per Day, If Using Time, at Least 25 Minutes99231	63	$55
Initial Hospital Care With Straightforward Or Low-Level Medical Decision Making, If Using Time, at Least 55 Minutes99222	16	$146
Hospital Discharge Day Management, 30 Minutes Or Less99238	14	$93

Typical Medicare-allowed amounts for these services range $55–$146 (2024). The Medicare-allowed amount is what Medicare recognizes for a service under fee-for-service — a reference figure for 2024, not a price quote and not what you would be billed. Medicare Part B covers roughly an eighth of all NPIs (65+ skew); services with fewer than 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS. Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, by Provider & Service.

Transparency — industry payments

Based on CMS Open Payments, 2024; not all care is captured.

$35 across 1 record (Open Payments 2024)

Open Payments discloses payments and transfers of value (meals, travel, consulting, research, royalties) from drug and device makers to providers. This is a transparency signal, not a verdict — such payments are legal and common, and their presence is neither an endorsement nor a criticism. Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.

Practice location

300 Pasteur Dr

Palo Alto, CA 94305-2200

Phone: (650) 723-4000

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