David James Savage, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA
David James Savage, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1912403882, issued on Apr 1, 2018. Check the license (California A174104, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David James Savage
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A174104 CA
MD2024-0068 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10710 N Torrey Pines RD # MS 217, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-8788
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240402001742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David James Savage in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A174104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone13 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: $1,160.72
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 one group practice
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David James Savage among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
David James Savage, MD, PHD 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 158 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David James Savage, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David James Savage, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912403882, issued on Apr 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David James Savage, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD # MS 217, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David James Savage, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A174104, 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 James Savage, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David James Savage, MD, PHD had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.