Sean Edward Purtell, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Eureka, CA
Sean Edward Purtell, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Eureka, California, and NPI 1609432434, issued on May 16, 2019. Check the license (California A177295, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sean Edward Purtell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A177295 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA 95501
- Phone
- (707) 445-8121
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220726001276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sean Edward Purtell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A177295Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
453 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium46 claims
- Furosemide33 claims
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate26 claims
- Sucralfate19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Providence Medical FoundationEureka, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sean Edward Purtell among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Sean Edward Purtell, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X 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 Sean Edward Purtell, MD's NPI number?
Sean Edward Purtell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609432434, issued on May 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sean Edward Purtell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA, 95501. Phone: (707) 445-8121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sean Edward Purtell, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A177295, 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 Sean Edward Purtell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sean Edward Purtell, MD had 453 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.