NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristi Sakamoto, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Palm Springs, CA

Kristi Sakamoto, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1477117240, issued on Apr 26, 2019. Check the license (California NP95012046, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477117240
Name
Kristi Sakamoto
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
NP95012046 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1330 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste F, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(760) 864-4163
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211208002804); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1330 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste F

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

  1. Vijay Agarwal, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1609964154
  2. Taylor Altun, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801580477

Verify Kristi Sakamoto in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,577 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Kristi Sakamoto1,577
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide221 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate158 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
  4. Carvedilol93 claims
  5. Ezetimibe86 claims
  6. Spironolactone72 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): 84.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Homan A Zadeh MD Mph IncPalm Springs, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristi Sakamoto among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Kristi Sakamoto, NP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Palm Springs

They are 34 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Barth, RNNPPalm Springs, CA 922621841449840
  2. Marlene Jackson, NPPalm Springs, CA 922621790781417
  3. Joshua Little, NP-CPalm Springs, CA 922621205267572
  4. Renee McGaughy, NP-CPalm Springs, CA 922621962750984
  5. Elizabeth McGowan, MSN, PHN, RN, FNPPalm Springs, CA 922621740382589
  6. Richard McKnight, RN, NPPalm Springs, CA 922621730471780
  7. Veronica Passmore, RN, APRN-BCPalm Springs, CA 922621235251158
  8. Denise Perez, FNPPalm Springs, CA 922621881921781

Common questions

What is Kristi Sakamoto, NP's NPI number?

Kristi Sakamoto, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477117240, issued on Apr 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristi Sakamoto, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1330 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste F, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 864-4163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristi Sakamoto, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP95012046, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristi Sakamoto, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristi Sakamoto, NP had 1,577 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kristi Sakamoto, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.