Sherif Michael
Gastroenterology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Sherif Michael is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1699185884, issued on Apr 28, 2014. Check the license (California A168839, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sherif Michael
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A168839 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2403 Castillo St Ste 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-3585
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (844) 407-0580
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220315000541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2403 Castillo St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sherif Michael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A168839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium181 claims
- Gavilyte-G48 claims
- Famotidine28 claims
- Omeprazole22 claims
- Sucralfate19 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,070.29
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- WK Pinnacle GastroenterologyShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sherif Michael among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Sherif Michael is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Aguirre, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051285772004
- Edward Bentley, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051285784207
- Thomas Caves, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051144284522
- Vincent Derosa, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051679754956
- James Egan, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051346357696
- William Hahn, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051033227582
- John Hobson, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051447368535
- Brent Kovacs, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051730296542
Common questions
What is Sherif Michael's NPI number?
Sherif Michael's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699185884, issued on Apr 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sherif Michael located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2403 Castillo St Ste 201, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-3585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sherif Michael's license?
NPPES lists California license number A168839, 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 Sherif Michael prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sherif Michael had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.