Sara Lou Gandy, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Sara Lou Gandy, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1790985117, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (California G76963, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Lou Gandy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G76963 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 306-8076
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 330-0226
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Lou Gandy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G76963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
383 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin52 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl42 claims
- Lamotrigine30 claims
- Trintellix22 claims
- Lithium Carbonate Er20 claims
- Mirtazapine20 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.
Sara Lou Gandy among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Sara Lou Gandy, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sara Lou Gandy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sara Lou Gandy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790985117, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Lou Gandy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 306-8076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Lou Gandy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G76963, 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 Sara Lou Gandy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Lou Gandy, M.D. had 383 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.