Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Desiree Arretz, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Desiree Arretz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1760409197, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (California A53241, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1760409197
Name
Desiree Arretz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A53241 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1580 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone
(415) 641-6996
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1580 Valencia St

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

  1. Rebecca Amirault, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1194983627
  2. Dave Atkin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1174543474
  3. Guadalupe Barragan, F.N.P.Registered Nurse1528084977
  4. Adrian Bartoli, MD, MSPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1154448256
  5. Emily Beck, C.N.M.Advanced Practice Midwife1558381665
  6. Jay Benard, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1154495083

Verify Desiree Arretz 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,635 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Desiree Arretz3,635
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate219 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium140 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium109 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl100 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl96 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: $17.44

1 payment, mostly education; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Desiree Arretz$17.44
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

1,593 internal medicine physician records list a San Francisco practice address

They are 1,593 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a San Francisco practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
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Common questions

What is Desiree Arretz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Desiree Arretz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760409197, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Desiree Arretz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1580 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (415) 641-6996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Desiree Arretz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A53241, 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 Desiree Arretz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Desiree Arretz, M.D. had 3,635 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.