Howard R. Sawyer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Van Nuys, CA
Howard R. Sawyer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1215047444, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G38515, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard R. Sawyer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G38515 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14600 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91405
- Phone
- (818) 781-7097
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 782-5126
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard R. Sawyer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
- Losartan Potassium21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium17 claims
- Finasteride15 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide15 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.
Howard R. Sawyer among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Howard R. Sawyer, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Van Nuys
They are 27 of the 4,323 NPPES records with a practice address in Van Nuys, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Howard R. Sawyer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard R. Sawyer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215047444, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard R. Sawyer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14600 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA, 91405. Phone: (818) 781-7097. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard R. Sawyer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G38515, 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 Howard R. Sawyer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard R. Sawyer, M.D. had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.