Mona I. Sarbu, MD
Nephrology Physician · Chico, CA
Mona I. Sarbu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1639250855, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (California 00A879080, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mona I. Sarbu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 00A879080 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3011 Ceres Ave, Chico, CA 95973
- Phone
- (530) 898-1201
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 899-2765
- Medicaid ID
- 00A879080 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000903); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3011 Ceres Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nadine Tanenbaum, MDNephrology Physician1558383695
Verify Mona I. Sarbu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 00A879080Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,257 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol187 claims
- Furosemide80 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate69 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate56 claims
- Potassium Chloride47 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $89.53
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Enloe Health And WellnessChico, CA
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mona I. Sarbu among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Mona I. Sarbu, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Chico → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jon Ferguson, D.O.Chico, CA 959731902018294
- Nadine Tanenbaum, MDChico, CA 959731558383695
- Masoud Haghi, DOOroville, CA 959661134653769
- Khurram Mumtaz, M.D.Oroville, CA 959661093979437
- Raghavender Boothpur, MDYuba City, CA 959911578613543
- Cosmo Fraser, MDYuba City, CA 959911215026760
- Subil Go, MDYuba City, CA 959911104043660
- Hiba Hamdan, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911487856142
Common questions
What is Mona I. Sarbu, MD's NPI number?
Mona I. Sarbu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639250855, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mona I. Sarbu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3011 Ceres Ave, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 898-1201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mona I. Sarbu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 00A879080, 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 Mona I. Sarbu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mona I. Sarbu, MD had 1,257 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.