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.
- 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
Also registered at 1580 Valencia St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca Amirault, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1194983627
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- Guadalupe Barragan, F.N.P.Registered Nurse1528084977
- Adrian Bartoli, MD, MSPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1154448256
- Emily Beck, C.N.M.Advanced Practice Midwife1558381665
- Jay Benard, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1154495083
Verify Desiree Arretz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53241Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate219 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium140 claims
- Losartan Potassium109 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl100 claims
- 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.
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
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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.