NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Sterling, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Solvang, CA

Robert Sterling, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Solvang, California, and NPI 1780615062, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California G39939, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1780615062
Name
Robert Sterling
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G39939 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 Alamo Pintado RD, Solvang, CA 93463
Phone
(805) 688-6431
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031226000299); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1976
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 700 Alamo Pintado RD

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

  1. Katharyn Hagen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1770634081
  2. Lisa Hall-Moore, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1093743494
  3. Jo Hauser, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1376571695
  4. Steven Reichel, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811932957
  5. Nils Tanaka, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1134157860

Verify Robert Sterling in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Sterling61
  2. Specialty average226

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: $11.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Sterling$11.17
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. County OF Los AngelesVan Nuys, CA
  2. Solar Urgent Care IncVentura, CA

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

Robert Sterling among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Robert Sterling, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Solvang

They are 8 of the 155 NPPES records with a practice address in Solvang, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jasjit Adlakha, MDSolvang, CA 934631982193090
  2. Lisa Hall-Moore, MDSolvang, CA 934631093743494
  3. Jo Hauser, MDSolvang, CA 934631376571695
  4. Christopher Hutton, MDSolvang, CA 934631467989731
  5. Travis Mellon, D.O.Solvang, CA 934631932366382
  6. Garrett Norvell, MDSolvang, CA 934631619135209
  7. Nils Tanaka, MDSolvang, CA 934631134157860
  8. Steven Benaron, MDTempleton, CA 934651366400657

Common questions

What is Robert Sterling, MD's NPI number?

Robert Sterling, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780615062, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Sterling, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Alamo Pintado RD, Solvang, CA, 93463. Phone: (805) 688-6431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Sterling, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G39939, 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 Robert Sterling, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Sterling, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.