NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA

Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1831553858, issued on Apr 6, 2016. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831553858
Name
Benjamin Sokoloff
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
279366 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3801 Howe St, Oakland, CA 94611
Phone
(510) 752-1000
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250207001355); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3801 Howe St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Paula BaesslerPharmacist1407380520
  2. Deempal Bhatt, PHARM.DPharmacist1417393828
  3. Christopher Canlas, DOFamily Medicine Physician1477291615
  4. Runyu Chen, PHARM DAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1902213952
  5. Chi ChiangPharmacist1083149561
  6. Clara Chu, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659798874

Verify Benjamin Sokoloff in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

755 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Sokoloff755
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
  2. Estradiol26 claims
  3. Spironolactone24 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  5. Lisinopril22 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium22 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $30.83

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Sokoloff$30.83
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Sokoloff among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland

They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Baudendistel, MDOakland, CA 946111801820436
  2. Rachel Canning, MDOakland, CA 946111386657609
  3. Howard Chang, MDOakland, CA 946111700845336
  4. Roopal Desai, MDOakland, CA 946111699861484
  5. Matthew Frankel, M.D., M.B.AOakland, CA 946111568542405
  6. Thomas Hackford, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111972598639
  7. Jacqueline Kiang, MDOakland, CA 946111376506600
  8. Katherine McLane, MDOakland, CA 946111447270186

Common questions

What is Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831553858, issued on Apr 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Howe St, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O.'s license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Sokoloff, D.O. had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.