NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA

Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1376525824, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (California C51805, 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
1376525824
Name
Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
C51805 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 N Palm Canyon Dr Ste 205, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(760) 323-4296
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 320-9445
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 1100 N Palm Canyon Dr Ste 205

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

  1. Carolyn McAlpin, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1871562116

Verify Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah 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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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,513 Medicare Part D claims for 660 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ghaleb Sabbah4,513
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium369 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
  3. Lisinopril234 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium163 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium153 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl139 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: $28.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ghaleb Sabbah$28.50
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs

They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Afable, M.DPalm Springs, CA 922621487648929
  2. Bruce Bornfleth, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621083607667
  3. Mark Coleman, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621952333866
  4. Alexander Del Rosario, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621841259231
  5. Paul Doherty, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621831183045
  6. Richard Ferreras, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621932168051
  7. William Grimm, DOPalm Springs, CA 922621407841315
  8. Michael Jardula, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621346222510

Common questions

What is Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD's NPI number?

Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376525824, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 N Palm Canyon Dr Ste 205, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-4296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C51805, 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 Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ghaleb S 'Michael' Sabbah, MD had 4,513 Medicare Part D claims for 660 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.