Samuel A. Applebaum, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Samuel A. Applebaum, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1093833360, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (California A96395, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel A. Applebaum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A96395 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1820 J St, Sacramento, CA 95811
- Phone
- (916) 313-8411
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070606000693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel A. Applebaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A96395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,128 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 230 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium596 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate325 claims
- Lisinopril241 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate212 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium202 claims
- Losartan Potassium202 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncVallejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel A. Applebaum among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Samuel A. Applebaum, 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Samuel A. Applebaum, MD's NPI number?
Samuel A. Applebaum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093833360, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel A. Applebaum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1820 J St, Sacramento, CA, 95811. Phone: (916) 313-8411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel A. Applebaum, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A96395, 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 Samuel A. Applebaum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel A. Applebaum, MD had 6,128 Medicare Part D claims for 467 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.