Sawyer Kieffer, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · La Jolla, CA
Sawyer Kieffer, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1437891405, issued on Apr 11, 2022. Check the license (California A200895, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sawyer Kieffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- A200895 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9300 Campus Point Dr # MC7196, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 534-9061
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9300 Campus Point Dr # MC7196
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sawyer Kieffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A200895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Ozempic12 claims
- Chlorthalidone11 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.
Sawyer Kieffer among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Sawyer Kieffer, MD is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 74% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 260 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vivian Okonta, DOLa Jolla, CA 920371356927412
- Nicholas Tom, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371134764822
- Julia WilkinsLa Jolla, CA 920371245812338
- Kathryn Winters, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371790128924
- Dorreen Danesh, MDEl Cajon, CA 920201902432826
- Heather Bruner, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931467612622
- Paula Mesarwi, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931073722021
- Rachel Cohn, M.DSan Diego, CA 921031649476284
Common questions
What is Sawyer Kieffer, MD's NPI number?
Sawyer Kieffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437891405, issued on Apr 11, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sawyer Kieffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9300 Campus Point Dr # MC7196, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 534-9061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sawyer Kieffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A200895, 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 Sawyer Kieffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sawyer Kieffer, MD had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.