NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · La Jolla, CA

Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1265991376, issued on Mar 18, 2019. Check the license (California A177510, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265991376
Name
Elizabeth Sage Epstein
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A177510 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10820 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 554-3300
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230623003083); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10820 N Torrey Pines RD

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

  1. Robert Bonakdar, M.D.Pain Medicine Physician1376584540
  2. Christine Cole, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1821198771
  3. Sarah Dalhoumi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033435383
  4. Norma Flood, R.D.Registered Dietitian1588764443
  5. Melody Francis, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1790870749
  6. Pooja Gajare, MDIntegrative Medicine Physician1518596659

Verify Elizabeth Sage Epstein 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

422 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Elizabeth Epstein422
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Ezetimibe87 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium52 claims
  3. Eliquis29 claims
  4. Repatha Sureclick25 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  6. Carvedilol22 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: $1,255.20

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elizabeth Epstein$1,255.20
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Elizabeth Sage Epstein among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 54 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Ahern, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371073599858
  2. Linda Couts, N.P.La Jolla, CA 920371851326300
  3. Guy Curtis, M.D., PHDLa Jolla, CA 920371841265683
  4. Douglas Gibson, M.D,La Jolla, CA 920371700838448
  5. Dennis Goodman, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371235107897
  6. Allen Johnson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371891754677
  7. Elizabeth Kaback, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371689641169
  8. Ernest Pund, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371336181858

Common questions

What is Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD's NPI number?

Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265991376, issued on Mar 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10820 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A177510, 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 Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elizabeth Sage Epstein, MD had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.