Sheriff Abudu
Hospitalist Physician · Tarzana, CA
Sheriff Abudu is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1770978298, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (California A153285, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheriff Abudu
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A153285 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18321 Clark St, Tarzana, CA 91356
- Phone
- (310) 423-5252
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2024
- Fax
- (310) 423-8441
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190211001136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheriff Abudu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A153285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
799 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium64 claims
- Cephalexin48 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Eliquis27 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 3 group practices
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationTarzana, CA
- Hospitalist Group OF Montebello IncS El Monte, CA
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF California IncMission Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheriff Abudu among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Sheriff Abudu 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Sheriff Abudu's NPI number?
Sheriff Abudu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770978298, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheriff Abudu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18321 Clark St, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (310) 423-5252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheriff Abudu's license?
NPPES lists California license number A153285, 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 Sheriff Abudu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheriff Abudu had 799 Medicare Part D claims for 285 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.