Sara S. Pinkel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA
Sara S. Pinkel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1629138474, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (California G72663, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara S. Pinkel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G72663 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Tully RD, San Jose, CA 95111
- Phone
- (408) 885-5000
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara S. Pinkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72663Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,499 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 323 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate313 claims
- Metformin Hcl257 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate239 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa213 claims
- Losartan Potassium204 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara S. Pinkel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sara S. Pinkel, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
428 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Jose
They are 428 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sara S. Pinkel, MD's NPI number?
Sara S. Pinkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629138474, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara S. Pinkel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Tully RD, San Jose, CA, 95111. Phone: (408) 885-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara S. Pinkel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G72663, 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 S. Pinkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara S. Pinkel, MD had 7,499 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara S. Pinkel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.