NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Herbert C. Szeto, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Redwood City, CA

Herbert C. Szeto, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Redwood City, California, and NPI 1326126988, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A55922, 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
1326126988
Name
Herbert C. Szeto
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A55922 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone
(650) 299-2000
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A559220 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101129000782); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1994
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 1150 Veterans Blvd

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

  1. James Ahn, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1528146180
  2. Pavlina Apte, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386785806
  3. Wilma Arguelles-Gaviola, MDInternal Medicine Physician1740368398
  4. Anil Assudani, M.D,Psychiatry Physician1497753909
  5. Everett Austin, MDNeurology Physician1083792642
  6. Lauren Bacon, DPTPhysical Therapist1295167583

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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
  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. Permanente Medical Group IncRedwood City, CA

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

Herbert C. Szeto among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Herbert C. Szeto, MD 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · 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. Lakshmi Bhandari, MDRedwood City, CA 940631710059563
  2. Stella Clavecilla, DORedwood City, CA 940631578641056
  3. Dorina Gheorghevici, MDRedwood City, CA 940631942388582
  4. Curtis Huynh, MDRedwood City, CA 940631477631018
  5. Poonam Kapadia, MDRedwood City, CA 940631770661365
  6. Lorin Kreitzer, DORedwood City, CA 940631851479497
  7. Ernest Lau, MDRedwood City, CA 940631255419842
  8. Jasmeen Pombra, MDRedwood City, CA 940631417035072

Common questions

What is Herbert C. Szeto, MD's NPI number?

Herbert C. Szeto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326126988, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Herbert C. Szeto, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA, 94063. Phone: (650) 299-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Herbert C. Szeto, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A55922, 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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