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2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1770697542 M.D.
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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Sacramento, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,646 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 229 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
63%
generic claims · 37% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
78.3/100
▼ 5 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$43.1K
54 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Namita Sood, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 78.3/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 2,784 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 78.3/100
- MIPS score · -5 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 63%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Namita Sood, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
78 27th percentile higher than 27% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Namita Sood, M.D. sits
This provider among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peers
Across the 1,643 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Namita Sood, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 87% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 28% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Namita Sood, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Namita Sood, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Namita Sood, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,784 160% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
78.3/100 4.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Namita Sood, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 78.3/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 78.3/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Namita Sood, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 2825 J ST, STE 400, Sacramento, CA, 95816, with a listed phone of (916) 734-5360. NPI 1770697542 was issued on 08/18/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,784 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 229 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $12.6 million in drug spend, split 37% brand-name and 63% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 78.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 71.3, Cost 45.5), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,646 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1770697542 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/18/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
78.2877
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
71.3135
Quality
45.479
Cost
93
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Namita Sood, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Regents OF The Univ OF CA
Sacramento, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Namita Sood, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$43.1K
Largest payer
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Namita Sood, M.D.. To verify Namita Sood, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Namita Sood, M.D. - brand share 37.0%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
37% brand-name claims vs 63% generic, on 2,784 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
2,784
Total Claims
$12.6M
Total Drug Cost
229
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,611
- Total Day Supply
- 105,356
- Brand vs Generic
- 37% brand / 63% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $10.8M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1.8M
- Antibiotic Claims
- 25
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.13
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 47, 65-74: 96, 75-84: 73, 85+: 13
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Namita Sood, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Ofev
Ofev
293 claims
- Ambrisentan
Ambrisentan
281 claims
- Spironolactone
Spironolactone
210 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
180 claims
- Tadalafil
Tadalafil
164 claims
- Adempas
Adempas
150 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofe…
Mycophenolate Mofetil
145 claims
- Fluticasone Propio… 109
Fluticasone Propionate
109 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ofev Nintedanib Esylate | 293 |
| Ambrisentan | 281 |
| Spironolactone | 210 |
| Furosemide | 180 |
| Tadalafil | 164 |
| Adempas Riociguat | 150 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | 145 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 109 |
| Sildenafil Citrate | 97 |
| Pirfenidone | 75 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Namita Sood, M.D. fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
6,646
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,069
Avg Claims per Provider
Namita Sood, M.D.'s 2,784 claims are above the specialty average of 1,069.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sood.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Namita Sood, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D. specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Sacramento, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Namita Sood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Namita Sood, M.D. wrote 2,784 Medicare Part D claims totaling $12.6M in drug costs for 229 beneficiaries.
What is Namita Sood, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 78.3/100 (Quality: 71.3, Cost: 45.5). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Namita Sood, M.D. located? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D. is located at 2825 J ST, STE 400, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 734-5360.
What is Namita Sood, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770697542, issued on 08/18/2006.
Does Namita Sood, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D.'s prescribing is 37% brand-name and 63% generic drugs by claim count, with $10.8M in brand drug costs.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,646 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,069 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Namita Sood, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Namita Sood, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Ofev, Ambrisentan, Spironolactone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Namita Sood, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,784 Part D claims and 229 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Namita Sood, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Namita Sood, M.D.'s NPI is 1770697542 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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