NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles E. Metzger, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Petaluma, CA

Charles E. Metzger, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Petaluma, California, and NPI 1881778959, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California A68121, 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
1881778959
Name
Charles E. Metzger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A68121 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3900 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone
(707) 765-3900
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A681210 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101112001249); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1997
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 3900 Lakeville Hwy

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

  1. Matthew AndersonPharmacist1336673110
  2. Suzanne Aoyagi, PHARMDPharmacist1497289268
  3. John Arden, PHDPsychologist1841351053
  4. Caroline Barnhart, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1437618774
  5. Alexis Becker, CNMMidwife1225112584
  6. Sharina Belani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700958550

Verify Charles E. Metzger 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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,491 Medicare Part D claims for 662 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 249 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Metzger6,491
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium829 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate302 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl261 claims
  4. Lisinopril260 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium237 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium214 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. Permanente Medical Group IncCarmichael, CA

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

Charles E. Metzger among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Charles E. Metzger, MD 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Petaluma

They are 24 of the 1,856 NPPES records with a practice address in Petaluma, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharina Belani, MDPetaluma, CA 949541700958550
  2. Karen Bloom, MDPetaluma, CA 949541932283009
  3. Philippe Edouard, MDPetaluma, CA 949541124029491
  4. Roberto Gonzalez, MDPetaluma, CA 949541801970892
  5. Susan Gross, MDPetaluma, CA 949541588714380
  6. Thomas Maloney, MDPetaluma, CA 949541275533887
  7. Nina Molin, MDPetaluma, CA 949541114059979
  8. Robert Ostroff, M.D.Petaluma, CA 949541912109240

Common questions

What is Charles E. Metzger, MD's NPI number?

Charles E. Metzger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881778959, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles E. Metzger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3900 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma, CA, 94954. Phone: (707) 765-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles E. Metzger, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A68121, 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 Charles E. Metzger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles E. Metzger, MD had 6,491 Medicare Part D claims for 662 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.