Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Sarah Gonzalez, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Sarah Gonzalez, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1205235496, issued on Aug 14, 2014. Check the license (California A126821, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1205235496
Name
Sarah Gonzalez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A126821 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone
(661) 326-2168
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave

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

  1. Pernian AbadiPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1801760814
  2. Mariam AbdelmissehInternal Medicine Physician1902250574
  3. Arian AbdiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306538087
  4. Ayham Aboeed, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1093969750
  5. Jesslin Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497333751
  6. Quinn Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790627537

Verify Sarah Gonzalez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A126821
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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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

435 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Gonzalez435
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  4. Gabapentin15 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium13 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 85.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score65.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $273.25

9 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc.. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Gonzalez$273.25
  2. Specialty average$1,340.71

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

104 emergency medicine physician records list a Bakersfield practice address

They are 104 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a Bakersfield practice address, and 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Sarah Gonzalez, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Gonzalez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205235496, issued on Aug 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Gonzalez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Gonzalez, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A126821, 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 Gonzalez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Gonzalez, MD had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Gonzalez, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.