Carla Marie Pugh, MD
NPI 1477564573ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Palo Alto, CA
Surgery (MD) in Palo Alto, California, trained at Howard University College of Medicine (class of 1992). Medicare paid $15,241 for services to 80 patients in 2024. Ethicon Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $14,765 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1477564573 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 11, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 27, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 27, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | G83898 | CA |
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 | 80 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 138 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $15,241 |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Howard University College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1992 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · 3,122 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$14,765 · 15 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$34.73 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Inc. | $13,200 | 5 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,386 | 7 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $155.52 | 2 |
| Cmr Surgical, Inc. | $23.04 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$13,200 · 5 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,098 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$466.51 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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