NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Steinberg, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Ruth Steinberg, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1497768238, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California G67701, 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
1497768238
Name
Ruth Steinberg
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G67701 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone
(650) 321-4121
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Ruth Steinberg 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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,608 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruth Steinberg1,608
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium137 claims
  2. Gabapentin84 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium77 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide71 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium66 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.

Ruth Steinberg among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ruth Steinberg, MD is one of 17,133 family 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

85 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 85 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eileen Byrne, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011124030341
  2. Manjushree Deshpande, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011588621668
  3. Jennifer Falk, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011245203116
  4. Elizabeth Finigan, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011780610048
  5. Steven Hansen, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011912910076
  6. Mary Hufty, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011053324145
  7. Steve Lane, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011831178250
  8. Richard Lee, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011285625236

Common questions

What is Ruth Steinberg, MD's NPI number?

Ruth Steinberg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497768238, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Steinberg, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Steinberg, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G67701, 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 Ruth Steinberg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth Steinberg, MD had 1,608 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.