Israel Christopher Ugalde, D.O.
NPI 1497103923ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Clearwater, FL
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (D.O.) in Clearwater, Florida, trained at Nova Southeastern Univ College of Dental Medicine (class of 2016). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $51,538 for 174 patients in 2024, with only 35 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,308 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1497103923 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | D.O. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 25, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 5, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | OS15811 | FL |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | OS15811 | FL |
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | 207RC0200X | OS15811 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 174 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 481 across 38 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $51,538 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 35 · 42 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 15 |
| Total drug cost | $10,267 |
| Generic share | 74% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Nova Southeastern Univ College of Dental Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2016 |
| Medicare specialty | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
Medical groups
- University Medical Service Association IncTampa, FL · 809 clinicians
- Suncoast Chest Physicians LLCLargo, FL · 7 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- HCA Florida Largo HospitalLargo, FL
- Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,308 · 26 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$1,623 · 14 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,200 | 4 |
| Pulmonx Corporation | $288.22 | 3 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $212.45 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $192.79 | 6 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $173.86 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,608 · 24 payments
- Education$700.00 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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