Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD
Neurology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1295976371, issued on Mar 18, 2009. Check the license (California A109842, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Kempe-Mehl
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A109842 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 E Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
- Phone
- (805) 201-2050
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 845-3120
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131204001200); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Kempe-Mehl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A109842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa29 claims
- Mirtazapine15 claims
- Donepezil Hcl14 claims
- Gabapentin11 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: $16.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Palliative Care Consultants OF Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Kempe-Mehl among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295976371, issued on Mar 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 E Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103. Phone: (805) 201-2050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A109842, 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 Kempe-Mehl, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.