NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan Brandt, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Ryan Brandt, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1518946664, issued on Jan 16, 2006. Check the license (California G64343, 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
1518946664
Name
Ryan Brandt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G64343 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone
(209) 603-8524
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2006
Record last updated
May 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080709000442); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1987
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 2025 Soquel Ave

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

  1. Farzana AbedFamily Nurse Practitioner1669932588
  2. Rachel Abrams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578542171
  3. Erin Agenjo Hohengarten, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376978791
  4. Bahar Aghighi, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1770562134
  5. Walter Alexander, M.D.Surgery Physician1386946606
  6. Timothy W Allari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1013996370

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  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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

9,103 Medicare Part D claims for 1,131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Ryan Brandt9,103
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis1,263 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate1,125 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium748 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate537 claims
  5. Entresto461 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium449 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: $7,459.17

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ryan Brandt$7,459.17
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationFreedom, CA

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

Ryan Brandt among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Ryan Brandt, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fiona Dulbecco, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621760574446
  2. Carter English, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621043604440
  3. James Glancy, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621730274655
  4. Rodney KaiserSanta Cruz, CA 950621063492445
  5. Neil Sawhney, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621396731840
  6. Anthony Sturzu, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621760689095
  7. Jay Johnson, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651699810697
  8. Gerald O'Grady, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651881612513

Common questions

What is Ryan Brandt, MD's NPI number?

Ryan Brandt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518946664, issued on Jan 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan Brandt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (209) 603-8524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan Brandt, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G64343, 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 Ryan Brandt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Brandt, MD had 9,103 Medicare Part D claims for 1,131 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.