Samuel Zuber, MD
NPI 1346634219ActiveIndividual· Surgery· La Jolla, CA
Surgery (MD) in La Jolla, California, trained at New York Medical College (class of 2015). 178 Medicare patients in 2024, $66,851 paid; nearly all of their 70 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,769 in all, mostly education.
Overview
| NPI | 1346634219 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 1, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | A147611 | CA |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 036.159457 | IL |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | NJ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 178 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 464 across 68 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $66,851 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 70 · 72 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 27 |
| Total drug cost | $1,680 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | New York Medical College |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2015 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Surgical Associates of la Jolla Medical Group, Inc.La Jolla, CA · 5 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA
- Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,769 · 27 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$4,987 · 15 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,741 | 4 |
| Davol Inc. | $1,733 | 12 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $190.81 | 5 |
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $47.28 | 3 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $20.08 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$1,500 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$1,229 · 23 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,040 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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