Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1326086828, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (California G87938, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saraswathy Ramanathan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- G87938 CA
D60587 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Phone
- (415) 353-2800
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 403026500 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111012000654); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 490 Illinois St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sugeile Benavidez QuezadaLicensed Vocational Nurse1285594531
- Samantha Chan, ODOptometrist1861179806
- Michael Chang, ODOptometrist1811792435
- William Doan Nguyen, ODOptometrist1689564486
- Samya GhuloumStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851240840
- Britney Kitamata-Wong, ODOptometrist1467804922
Verify Saraswathy Ramanathan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G87938Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost90 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate46 claims
- Xiidra23 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine14 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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): 91.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $345.06
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 3 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saraswathy Ramanathan among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X 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 Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326086828, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA, 94158. Phone: (415) 353-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G87938, 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 Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D. had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saraswathy Ramanathan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.