NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Sacramento, CA

Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1992786016, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (California G74469, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992786016
Name
Carol Vandenakker Albanese
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
G74469 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-5292
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 734-7838
Medicaid ID
00G744690 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101108000261); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oral Roberts University School Of Medicine, 1986
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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Also registered at 4860 Y St

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

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  6. Julie Allen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1699090746

Verify Carol Vandenakker Albanese in five checks

  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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

73 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Carol Albanese73
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin34 claims
  2. Meloxicam13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA

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

Carol Vandenakker Albanese among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California

Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California

There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jovauna CurreySacramento, CA 958171427475797
  2. Loren Davidson, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171073594560
  3. Peter Gerritz, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171396903621
  4. Brian Joves, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171013201938
  5. Nanette Joyce, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958171124241302
  6. Bethany Lipa, MDSacramento, CA 958171366647315
  7. Franz Macedo, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958171134184203
  8. Lisa Merritt, MDSacramento, CA 958171407989973

Common questions

What is Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992786016, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-5292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G74469, 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 Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Vandenakker Albanese, M.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.