NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara L. Swenson, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Sara L. Swenson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1609830975, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (California G84644, 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
1609830975
Name
Sara L. Swenson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G84644 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-7100
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2026
Medicaid ID
0G8464400 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061209000113); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 1995
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 400 Parnassus Ave

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

  1. Jessica Abele, DPTPhysical Therapist1851648133
  2. Ian Adatia, MB CHBPediatric Cardiology Physician1427085299
  3. Daniel Adelman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922041821
  4. Joshua Adler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194781351
  5. Justin Ahn, M.D.Urology Physician1063755148
  6. Weiyun Ai, MDMedical Oncology Physician1649346842

Verify Sara L. Swenson 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

341 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sara Swenson341
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
  3. Citalopram Hbr20 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium17 claims
  5. Lisinopril16 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium12 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

  1. University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

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

Sara L. Swenson among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Sara L. Swenson, 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
  • Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathan Bass, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431689638959
  2. Margaret Fang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431417911462
  3. Katherine Julian, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431003879826
  4. John Kane, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431467416461
  5. Suneil Koliwad, M.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941431225006687
  6. Bernard Lo, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431184688137
  7. Stephen McPhee, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431124082490
  8. Andrew Posselt, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431235193616

Common questions

What is Sara L. Swenson, MD's NPI number?

Sara L. Swenson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609830975, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara L. Swenson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara L. Swenson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G84644, 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 L. Swenson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara L. Swenson, MD had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.