NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Garth Utter, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Sacramento, CA

Garth Utter, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1013991769, issued on Dec 5, 2005. Check the license (California A68545, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013991769
Name
Garth Utter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
A68545 CA
00A685450 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2315 Stockton Blvd. - Department OF Surgery, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-1768
Enumerated
Dec 5, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 734-7821
Medicaid ID
00A685450 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050705000555); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1997
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 2315 Stockton Blvd. - Department OF Surgery

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

  1. Corey BasconePlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1568996056
  2. Ian Brown, M.D./PHD.Surgery Physician1598993248
  3. Sabrina Evans, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1033512421
  4. Andrew Li, MDSurgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician1356573570
  5. Clifford Pereira, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1730373366

Verify Garth Utter 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA

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

Garth Utter among 160 surgical critical care physician records in California

Garth Utter, MD is one of 160 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 127 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in California

There are 160 surgical critical care physician records in California.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eleanor Curtis, MD, MPVM, FACSSacramento, CA 958171104125343
  2. Mark Kromer, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171255302493
  3. Meghan Mali, M.D., M.S.Sacramento, CA 958171912439530
  4. Justin Mandell, MDSacramento, CA 958171942444005
  5. Ndidi Okeke, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171487187795
  6. Oliver RalphSacramento, CA 958171740817923
  7. Tanya Rinderknecht, MDSacramento, CA 958171346539707
  8. Kathleen Romanowski, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171396075966

Common questions

What is Garth Utter, MD's NPI number?

Garth Utter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013991769, issued on Dec 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Garth Utter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 Stockton Blvd. - Department OF Surgery, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-1768. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Garth Utter, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A68545, 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.

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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