John Richard Saranto, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
John Richard Saranto, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1437371028, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (California G50818, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Richard Saranto
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G50818 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (408) 497-0434
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (408) 847-0988
- Medicaid ID
- 00G508180 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090612000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Richard Saranto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G50818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Richard Saranto among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
John Richard Saranto, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Albritton, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651407818248
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- Joseph FabrySanta Cruz, CA 950651982684569
- Matthew Hansman, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651831179704
- Kathleen Hertzer, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651467778217
- Marcus Kwan, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651891788592
- Louis Lee, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651093972192
- Rodney Lowe, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651891867560
Common questions
What is John Richard Saranto, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Richard Saranto, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437371028, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Richard Saranto, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (408) 497-0434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Richard Saranto, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G50818, 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.
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.