Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Apple Valley, CA
Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1922079375, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (California C52647, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- C52647 CA
11504 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16085 Tuscola RD, Apple Valley, CA 92307
- Phone
- (760) 810-0301
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 927-8885
- Medicaid ID
- 100506895 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080207000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C52647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine physician in 2024
4,567 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 1,733 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen635 claims
- Gabapentin402 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium376 claims
- Meloxicam346 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen345 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl162 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $191.34
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
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- Kevin Wong, DOPalm Springs, CA 922621457693038
- Naila Ghafoor, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541629538418
- Travis Martin, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541053874305
- Zachary Cohen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231598021982
Common questions
What is Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922079375, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16085 Tuscola RD, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (760) 810-0301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C52647, 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 Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Ligon Buenviaje-Smith, MD had 4,567 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.