NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1245331743 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Sara Espinoza, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in West Hollywood, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,215 in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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What the federal data shows
Sara Espinoza, M.D. is a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in West Hollywood, California, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- #135
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician rank among California specialties
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Sara Espinoza, M.D.
Federal registry listing with board-eligibility signals — verify credentials with the state medical board before clinical decisions.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1245331743), first enumerated 09/26/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1245331743 · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-NONE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1245331743
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 4,215
- RX-NONE No Part D
- BOOK-THIN 498 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Urmil Gupta · 2006
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sara Espinoza, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sara Espinoza, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Specialty distribution in California
How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1245331743 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/26/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sara Espinoza, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
★★★★★ 5/5
West Hollywood, CA
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 050625
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sara Espinoza, M.D.. To verify Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
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Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Sara Espinoza, M.D. fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
4,215
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
4,420
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Espinoza, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Espinoza.
One of 498 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Sara Espinoza, M.D. specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in West Hollywood, California. Credentials: M.D..
Where is Sara Espinoza, M.D. located? ▼
Sara Espinoza, M.D. is located at 8700 BEVERLY BLVD, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-4683.
What is Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245331743, issued on 09/26/2006.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,215 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,420 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Sara Espinoza, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Sara Espinoza, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Sara Espinoza, M.D.'s NPI is 1245331743 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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