NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Lynn Patterson

Rheumatology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Sarah Lynn Patterson is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1346531175, issued on Apr 27, 2011. Check the license (California A123829, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346531175
Name
Sarah Lynn Patterson
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
A123829 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-1528
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2011
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150918000974); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2006
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 505 Parnassus Ave

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

  1. Alexander Aabedi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245971480
  2. Kathryn Aaronson, RN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992030951
  3. Sharon AbadaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003492844
  4. Abul Abbas, MBBSAnatomic Pathology Physician1881652964
  5. Jesse Abelson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083843817
  6. Rhonald AbitonaAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164993473

Verify Sarah Lynn Patterson 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

171 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Sarah Patterson171
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate41 claims
  2. Enbrel Sureclick15 claims
  3. Famotidine15 claims
  4. Naproxen11 claims
  5. Xeljanz11 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): 74.5 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
  2. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
  3. 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).

Sarah Lynn Patterson among 926 rheumatology physician records in California

Sarah Lynn Patterson is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2011, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Urmila Bajpai, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431790932457
  2. Ann Mary Belek, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431780841197
  3. Andrew Chan, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431578667028
  4. Sharon Chung, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431649393737
  5. Lindsey Criswell, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431881659290
  6. John Davis, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA 941431912962705
  7. Lianne Gensler, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431780781369
  8. Edward Goetzl, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431255396594

Common questions

What is Sarah Lynn Patterson's NPI number?

Sarah Lynn Patterson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346531175, issued on Apr 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Lynn Patterson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1528. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Lynn Patterson's license?

NPPES lists California license number A123829, 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 Lynn Patterson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Lynn Patterson had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Lynn Patterson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.