Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Francisco, CA
Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1225293038, issued on Jul 21, 2008. Check the license (California A109445, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Michael Sternbach
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A109445 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2351 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 923-3421
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 543-6529
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110726000104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2351 Clay St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Au, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902148091
- Geoffrey Bailey-Gates, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306137708
- Christopher Brown, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1104900901
- Tze-Ming Chen, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1215092705
- Ivan Cheng, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1639253438
- Lisa Chui, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689992927
Verify Joshua Michael Sternbach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A109445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $28.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- San Francisco Critical Care Med Group IncSan Francisco, CA
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Michael Sternbach among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Addison, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151154494599
- Christopher Brown, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151104900901
- Tze-Ming Chen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151215092705
- David Claman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151487605465
- Ryan Dougherty, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151942317409
- Allison Friedenberg, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151740471044
- Nisha Gidwani, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151538336482
- Robert Grant, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151508891748
Common questions
What is Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225293038, issued on Jul 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2351 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 923-3421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A109445, 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 Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Michael Sternbach, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.