David Lane Pakter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Berkeley, CA
David Lane Pakter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1174638076, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (California A85184, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Lane Pakter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A85184 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 562 Woodmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708
- Phone
- (510) 872-7034
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2025
- Fax
- (415) 226-3321
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051005001326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Lane Pakter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A85184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,806 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium138 claims
- Gabapentin73 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone60 claims
- Lisinopril57 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 2 group practices
- Lifelong Medical CareBerkeley, CA
- Native American Health Center IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Lane Pakter among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
David Lane Pakter, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 77 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Lane Pakter, MD's NPI number?
David Lane Pakter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174638076, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lane Pakter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 562 Woodmont Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94708. Phone: (510) 872-7034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lane Pakter, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A85184, 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 David Lane Pakter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Lane Pakter, MD had 1,806 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.