NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandy Ramirez, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Sandy Ramirez, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1902185218, issued on Aug 4, 2011. Check the license (California A127615, 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
1902185218
Name
Sandy Ramirez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
A127615 CA
4301099390 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1220 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Phone
(925) 947-3312
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140827000550); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1220 Rossmoor Pkwy

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

  1. Viviane Alfandary, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1053338095
  2. Megha AmbatiInternal Medicine Physician1083849111
  3. Sohrab Amiri, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1811420243
  4. Mitchell Applegate, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1093803447
  5. Anusha Bakshi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346778909
  6. Christian Balzer, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1518104892

Verify Sandy Ramirez 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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

184 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sandy Ramirez184
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate11 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 3 group practices

  1. Alameda Health SystemHayward, CA
  2. Alameda Inpatient Medical IncAlameda, CA
  3. John Muir Physician NetworkConcord, CA

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

Sandy Ramirez among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Sandy Ramirez, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

68 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek

They are 68 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mitchell Applegate, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945951093803447
  2. Ansoo Batsha, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945951851594089
  3. Susan Bell, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945951952489783
  4. Preet Bhambra, D.O.Walnut Creek, CA 945951598919839
  5. Rami Fasheh, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945951265577001
  6. Robert Feren, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945951851453104
  7. Neetu Gakhar, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945951093993099
  8. Betsy Jacobs, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945951124041066

Common questions

What is Sandy Ramirez, MD's NPI number?

Sandy Ramirez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902185218, issued on Aug 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandy Ramirez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA, 94595. Phone: (925) 947-3312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandy Ramirez, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A127615, 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 Sandy Ramirez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandy Ramirez, MD had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.