NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD

Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1134652837, issued on Apr 10, 2017. Check the license (California A178288, 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
1134652837
Name
Sarah Elizabeth Pivo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A178288 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8635 W 3RD St # W770, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-8350
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2022
Fax
(310) 423-8351
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220823001609); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 2017
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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  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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Pivo24
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl15 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): 87.7 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 score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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: $3,148.55

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Pivo$3,148.55
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationTorrance, CA

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

Sarah Elizabeth Pivo among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD is one of 3,118 surgery 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 2017, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Adashek, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481821008798
  2. Todd Brennan, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481679612907
  3. Miguel Burch, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481215915707
  4. Donald Dafoe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481336123348
  5. Parviz Daniels, M.D., F.A.C.SLos Angeles, CA 900481063543718
  6. David Fermelia, M DLos Angeles, CA 900481932280450
  7. Gary Furman, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900481366439218
  8. Leo Gordon, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481992719918

Common questions

What is Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134652837, issued on Apr 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD St # W770, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-8350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178288, 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 Elizabeth Pivo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Elizabeth Pivo, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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), 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.