Joseph M. Sanchez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Joseph M. Sanchez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1942293568, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (California A88376, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph M. Sanchez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A88376 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 834-7987
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2024
- Fax
- (760) 834-7988
- Medicaid ID
- 00A883760 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051129000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph M. Sanchez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A88376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Carvedilol83 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Allopurinol58 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Losartan Potassium53 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: $36.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph M. Sanchez among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Joseph M. Sanchez, 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 fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
59 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 59 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joseph M. Sanchez, MD's NPI number?
Joseph M. Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942293568, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph M. Sanchez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 834-7987. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph M. Sanchez, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A88376, 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 Joseph M. Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph M. Sanchez, MD had 1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 371 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.