Daniel G. Sterns, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Laguna Hillsq, CA
Daniel G. Sterns, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Hillsq, California, and NPI 1083744643, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (California G74818, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel G. Sterns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G74818 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24411 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hillsq, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 373-7799
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2025
- Fax
- (949) 334-8377
- Medicaid ID
- G74818P47 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel G. Sterns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G74818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,434 Medicare Part D claims for 689 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 381 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium474 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium339 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Alprazolam221 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate211 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium199 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: $18.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupLaguna Hills, CA
- Saddleback Medical Group IncLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel G. Sterns among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Daniel G. Sterns, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
All 17,696 in California → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Humberto Boccardo, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531689679458
- Arthur Daigneault, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531609845361
- Raymond Fernandez, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531629039532
- Ali Ghazvini, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531104865153
- Brian HenryLaguna Hills, CA 926531629047824
- Robert Lazatin, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531700865755
- Alan Lo, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531982683637
- Lawrence Luppi, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531952356727
Common questions
What is Daniel G. Sterns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel G. Sterns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083744643, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel G. Sterns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24411 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hillsq, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 373-7799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel G. Sterns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G74818, 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 Daniel G. Sterns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel G. Sterns, M.D. had 9,434 Medicare Part D claims for 689 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.