NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Sako

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Merced, CA

Eric Sako is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1982022166, issued on Apr 3, 2014. Check the license (California A137676, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982022166
Name
Eric Sako
Primary taxonomy
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
License number
A137676 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
388 E Yosemite Ave Ste 100, Merced, CA 95340
Phone
(209) 722-7801
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(904) 384-3613
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191219002321); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine, 2013
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 388 E Yosemite Ave Ste 100

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

  1. Lam Le, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1164824066
  2. Jill McLeod, PASurgical Physician Assistant1306031406
  3. Briana SuarezSurgical Physician Assistant1699359042

Verify Eric Sako 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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024

1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 1,107 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Eric Sako1,530
  2. Specialty average570

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate961 claims
  2. Mupirocin151 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate124 claims
  4. Triamcinolone Acetonide67 claims
  5. Fluorouracil41 claims
  6. Clobetasol Propionate24 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $82.88

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Sako$82.88
  2. Specialty average$4,075.23

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. Pacific Dermatology InstituteUpland, CA

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

Eric Sako among 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in California

Eric Sako is one of 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 143 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Blanca Ochoa, M.D.Tracy, CA 953761538280292
  2. Albert Peng, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031609862820
  3. Mondhipa Ratnarathorn, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031346552023
  4. Erik Cabral, M.D.Ukiah, CA 954821023252350
  5. Jennifer Baron, MDSan Jose, CA 951281902927148
  6. Tiffany Loh, M.D.San Jose, CA 951231629509229
  7. Sandra Paek, MDSan Jose, CA 951191679651160
  8. Jeffrey Smith, MDSan Jose, CA 951191316011919

Common questions

What is Eric Sako's NPI number?

Eric Sako's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982022166, issued on Apr 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Sako located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 388 E Yosemite Ave Ste 100, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 722-7801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Sako's license?

NPPES lists California license number A137676, 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 Eric Sako prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Sako had 1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 1,107 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Sako's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 14.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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