NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1710249818, issued on Jun 13, 2012. Check the license (California A127756, 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
1710249818
Name
Garrett Perrin Sterling
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A127756 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 939-3400
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150910001523); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7901 Frost St

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

  1. Aileen Afshar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134689946
  2. Saad Alkhider, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447712062
  3. Mustafa Alwash, M.DHospitalist Physician1679936439
  4. Alexandra Anjier, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467087510
  5. Anna Astashchanka, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821594359
  6. Amir Bahreman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124249388

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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

491 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Garrett Sterling491
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Naloxone Hcl37 claims
  2. Ibuprofen35 claims
  3. Morphine Sulfate33 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
  5. Prednisone33 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate31 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: $140.86

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Garrett Sterling$140.86
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. San Diego Emergency Physicians IncSan Diego, CA

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

Garrett Perrin Sterling among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2012, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Bellezzo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231760450340
  2. William Carter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231457329062
  3. Delbert Clark, D.O.San Diego, CA 921231194799593
  4. Heather Conrad, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231205813409
  5. Andrew Desjardins, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231396713103
  6. William Fornaciari, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231083682546
  7. Lolie Fromm, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231457329096
  8. Arthur Gruen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231376511303

Common questions

What is Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D.'s NPI number?

Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710249818, issued on Jun 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A127756, 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 Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Garrett Perrin Sterling, M.D. had 491 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.