NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Satoru Brownell, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · San Francisco, CA

Robert Satoru Brownell, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1609190180, issued on Mar 26, 2010. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609190180
Name
Robert Satoru Brownell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-1528
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130522000480); accepts Medicare assignment
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 505 Parnassus Ave

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

  1. Alexander Aabedi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245971480
  2. Kathryn Aaronson, RN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992030951
  3. Sharon AbadaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003492844
  4. Abul Abbas, MBBSAnatomic Pathology Physician1881652964
  5. Jesse Abelson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083843817
  6. Rhonald AbitonaAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164993473

Verify Robert Satoru Brownell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

607 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Robert Brownell607
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa113 claims
  2. Pirfenidone50 claims
  3. Spiriva Respimat43 claims
  4. Wixela Inhub42 claims
  5. Ofev39 claims
  6. Stiolto Respimat31 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA

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

Robert Satoru Brownell among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

Robert Satoru Brownell, MD is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 3% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3,035 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 3,035 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Bellinger, M.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941431831327402
  2. Molly Burnett, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431619107638
  3. Sheila Chan, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431487895793
  4. Fred Chen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431932390325
  5. Jeffrey Ghassemi, M.D., M.P.H.San Francisco, CA 941431972746253
  6. Vasantha Jotwani, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431043448996
  7. Vy-Van Le, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431265661136
  8. Katherine Naidu, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431265668115

Common questions

What is Robert Satoru Brownell, MD's NPI number?

Robert Satoru Brownell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609190180, issued on Mar 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Satoru Brownell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1528. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Satoru Brownell, MD's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Robert Satoru Brownell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Satoru Brownell, MD had 607 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.