Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Katherine Sanders, MD

Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Katherine Sanders, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1467941971, issued on May 10, 2018. Check the license (California A165549, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1467941971
Name
Katherine Sanders
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A165549 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
513 Parnassus Ave # S321, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-1239
Enumerated
May 10, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 513 Parnassus Ave # S321

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

  1. Ali AbbasiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942838461
  2. Muta Abiff, MD, PHDSurgery Physician1770385254
  3. Queen Abure, MDVascular Surgery Physician1710772074
  4. Seoiyoung Ahn, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699526095
  5. Carmel Alemayehu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679412373
  6. Ahmad Aljobeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720668403

Verify Katherine Sanders in five checks

  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Katherine Sanders38
  2. Specialty average174

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl13 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Ucsf Dept OF SurgerySan Francisco, CA
  2. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBurlingame, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,381 surgery physician records in California.

Other surgery physician records in California

  1. Oliver Aalami, M.D.Stanford, CA1225229024
  2. Shahram Aarabi, MDOakland, CA1972700458
  3. Miriam Abaunza, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1538470778
  4. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.San Diego, CA1255593612
  5. Abdul-Rahman Abdel-ReheemLos Angeles, CA1831770437
  6. Sandy Abdelkedous, MDFresno, CA1306093109
  7. Hana Abdirahman, MDTemecula, CA1265288112
  8. Sherwin Abdoli, MDPetaluma, CA1508386442
  9. Michael Abdulian, MDGlendale, CA1649469628
  10. Mhdshafic Abdulkarim, MDOrange, CA1750174249

Common questions

What is Katherine Sanders, MD's NPI number?

Katherine Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467941971, issued on May 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Sanders, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Parnassus Ave # S321, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1239. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Sanders, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A165549, 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 Katherine Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Sanders, MD had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.