NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Drake Sanford, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Watsonville, CA

Eric Drake Sanford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1437172574, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California G79599, 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
1437172574
Name
Eric Drake Sanford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G79599 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1430 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone
(831) 763-8400
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(831) 763-8081
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 1430 Freedom Blvd

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

  1. Lourdes Barraza, PSY. D.Adult Companion1427269752
  2. Claudia Candido, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1124613724
  3. Michelle Carr-Frahm, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1518116714
  4. Gil ChairezRehabilitation Practitioner1972708907
  5. Nathan Cohen, MDPsychiatry Physician1366526436
  6. Laura De La Rosa, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497826911

Verify Eric Drake Sanford 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

56 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Eric Sanford56
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

Eric Drake Sanford among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Eric Drake Sanford, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Watsonville

They are 48 of the 1,044 NPPES records with a practice address in Watsonville, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Aleman, MDWatsonville, CA 950761265415376
  2. Tye Depena, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761467459735
  3. Denise Devereaux, MDWatsonville, CA 950761669452702
  4. James Greenwood, D.O.Watsonville, CA 950761477589281
  5. Anniken Hansen, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761447273206
  6. Kathryn Harvey, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761679553556
  7. Carol Haubach, MDWatsonville, CA 950761457378671
  8. Wendy Leonard, MDWatsonville, CA 950761497755508

Common questions

What is Eric Drake Sanford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Drake Sanford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437172574, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Drake Sanford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 763-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Drake Sanford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G79599, 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 Drake Sanford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Drake Sanford, M.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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