NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erik Paul Schten, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Novato, CA

Erik Paul Schten, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Novato, California, and NPI 1558461103, issued on Sep 24, 2006. Check the license (California G078089, 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
1558461103
Name
Erik Paul Schten
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G078089 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Professional Center Dr, Novato, CA 94947
Phone
(415) 448-1555
Enumerated
Sep 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 892-8732
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120208000202); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1992
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 400 Professional Center Dr

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

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  4. Jessica Hollman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1881787786
  5. Sandra Levy, P.N.P.Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1396827861
  6. Fiona MarionPediatrics Physician1578905345

Verify Erik Paul Schten 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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,097 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Erik Schten1,097
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide131 claims
  2. Ketoconazole122 claims
  3. Fluorouracil76 claims
  4. Betamethasone Dipropionate52 claims
  5. Valacyclovir42 claims
  6. Metronidazole38 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Joseph H Greenberg Ltd A Medical CorpSan Rafael, CA

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

Erik Paul Schten among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Erik Paul Schten, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Novato

They are 27 of the 934 NPPES records with a practice address in Novato, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Louis Livoti, M.D.Novato, CA 949471487997102
  2. Phyllis Weldon, M.D.Novato, CA 949471528203320
  3. Daniel Ames, M.D.Novato, CA 949451902162456
  4. Jason Cataldo, D.O.Novato, CA 949491477852648
  5. Catherine Chin, MDNovato, CA 949451265609481
  6. Carol Devita, RNNovato, CA 949491427987106
  7. Amy Ewing, MDNovato, CA 949451861576860
  8. Amy GuzdarNovato, CA 949451679100614

Common questions

What is Erik Paul Schten, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erik Paul Schten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558461103, issued on Sep 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erik Paul Schten, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Professional Center Dr, Novato, CA, 94947. Phone: (415) 448-1555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erik Paul Schten, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G078089, 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 Erik Paul Schten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erik Paul Schten, M.D. had 1,097 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Erik Paul Schten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.