Don M. Fernandez, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA
Don M. Fernandez, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1972583755, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (California GH112Z, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Don M. Fernandez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- GH112Z CA
036.169355 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1485 River Park Dr, Sacramento, CA 95815
- Phone
- (916) 325-1040
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Fax
- (916) 669-4100
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120726000507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Don M. Fernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license GH112ZCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cep America - Intensivists PCSacramento, CA
- Cep America Illinois IntensivistsSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Don M. Fernandez among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Don M. Fernandez, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maqbool Ahmed, M.D., F.C.C.PRancho Cordova, CA 958161760502710
- Arshad Ali, MDSacramento, CA 958161245442193
- Leslie Barger, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161235147950
- Pooja Desa, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161356577399
- Davinder Dhillon, MDSacramento, CA 958161780773960
- Gholamhossain Hayat, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161811927429
- Paul Hoffman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161821265828
- Jeffry Jones, MDSacramento, CA 958161194816272
Common questions
What is Don M. Fernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Don M. Fernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972583755, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Don M. Fernandez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1485 River Park Dr, Sacramento, CA, 95815. Phone: (916) 325-1040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Don M. Fernandez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number GH112Z, 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.
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.