Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD
Dermatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1518460328, issued on Mar 18, 2018. Check the license (California A166653, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sakeen Wali Kashem
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A166653 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 353-7800
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220516000142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1701 Divisadero St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Buchholz, MDPediatrics Physician1487738191
- Daniel Butler, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013320738
Verify Sakeen Wali Kashem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A166653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
293 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tacrolimus41 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate39 claims
- Ketoconazole32 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Dupixent Pen18 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide16 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 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBerkeley, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sakeen Wali Kashem among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD is one of 2,083 dermatology 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 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Berger, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151124079181
- Kerry Blacker, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151841378452
- Mary Connolly, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151942265772
- Quita Cruciger, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151629161245
- Lindy Fox, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151790738953
- Anna Haemel, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151962448522
- Frank Jonelis, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151245318849
- Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151629026174
Common questions
What is Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518460328, issued on Mar 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 353-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A166653, 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 Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sakeen Wali Kashem, MD, PHD had 293 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.