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.
- 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
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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.
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Verify Kristi Sakamoto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP95012046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide221 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate158 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Carvedilol93 claims
- Ezetimibe86 claims
- 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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.
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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.