NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Berkeley, CA

Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1487740437, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California G082110, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487740437
Name
Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G082110 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 Colby St, Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone
(510) 848-7977
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(510) 848-2831
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071114000248); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3000 Colby St

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

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  2. Mark Carlisle, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1831313378
  3. Christopher Chen, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1396734505
  4. Broheen Elias, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164586681
  5. Daniel Fazio, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1891823340
  6. Roxanne Fiscella, MDFamily Medicine Physician1598866170

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,521 Medicare Part D claims for 473 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kathryn Drinkard4,521
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate384 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium314 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium287 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium248 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium247 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium186 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $331.90

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.

  1. Kathryn Drinkard$331.90
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Berkeley

They are 83 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
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  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
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Common questions

What is Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD's NPI number?

Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487740437, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Colby St, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 848-7977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G082110, 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 Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD had 4,521 Medicare Part D claims for 473 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kathryn Jeanne Drinkard, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 of 100. 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.