NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Guillermo Ramirez

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Guillermo Ramirez is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1740623883, issued on Apr 8, 2013. Check the license (California A135768, 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
1740623883
Name
Guillermo Ramirez
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A135768 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1661 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone
(831) 460-6042
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160707001475); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2013
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 1661 Soquel Dr

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

  1. Brian Brunelli, MDNeurology Physician1417936568
  2. Shelly Brunner, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1134523715
  3. Yolanda Cuadros, MDHospitalist Physician1619987203
  4. Scott Drew, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1952796047
  5. Michael Gansaeuer, M.D.Neurology Physician1386624807
  6. Donaldo Hernandez, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1588644470

Verify Guillermo Ramirez 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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

99 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Guillermo Ramirez99
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA

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

Guillermo Ramirez among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Guillermo Ramirez is one of 3,099 hospitalist 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 2013, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jenifer Butler, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651902950538
  2. William Cao, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651932189529
  3. Cesar Castillo, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651578735148
  4. Yolanda Cuadros, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651619987203
  5. Richard Hamner, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651588660401
  6. Rema Hanna, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651265571202
  7. Donaldo Hernandez, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651588644470
  8. Nhat Hoang, DOSanta Cruz, CA 950651215196480

Common questions

What is Guillermo Ramirez's NPI number?

Guillermo Ramirez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740623883, issued on Apr 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Guillermo Ramirez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1661 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 460-6042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Guillermo Ramirez's license?

NPPES lists California license number A135768, 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 Guillermo Ramirez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Guillermo Ramirez had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.