NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Saad, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Carlos Saad, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1932133667, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California A45536, as entered in NPPES) 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932133667
Name
Carlos Saad
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
A45536 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1401 N. Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone
(714) 558-8133
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 558-8036
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090515000096); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,245 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Carlos Saad1,245
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine229 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium203 claims
  3. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf89 claims
  4. Linzess64 claims
  5. Colestipol Hcl58 claims
  6. Peg 3350-Electrolyte58 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $258.50

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Saad$258.50
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. UC RegentsOrange, CA

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

Carlos Saad among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California

Carlos Saad, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in California

There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manuchehr Darani, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041588766455
  2. Essam Quraishi, MDSanta Ana, CA 927041902952690
  3. Javed Sadiq, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041609194703
  4. Christopher Bui, MDSanta Ana, CA 927031811061468
  5. Jose Luis Aranez, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081932466125
  6. Erick Argueta, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081083144638
  7. Fernando Austin, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081174527774
  8. Babak Firoozi, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081891734828

Common questions

What is Carlos Saad, MD's NPI number?

Carlos Saad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932133667, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Saad, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 N. Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 558-8133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Saad, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A45536, as entered by the provider. 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 Carlos Saad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Saad, MD had 1,245 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carlos Saad, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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