Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1770978298
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18321 Clark St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eric Abkian, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750841920
  2. Mohammad Abuzaineh, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1992712806
  3. Amir Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1306425640
  4. Celia Alconcel, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1982615654
  5. Nathan AlyeshInternal Medicine Physician1417362856
  6. Maria Roxanne Aileen Arcinue, MDPediatrics Physician1174787931

Verify Sheriff Abudu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

799 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sheriff Abudu799
  2. Specialty average940

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium64 claims
  2. Cephalexin48 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  6. 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.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationTarzana, CA
  2. Hospitalist Group OF Montebello IncS El Monte, CA
  3. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF California IncMission Hills, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 1,901 hospitalist physician records in California.

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  2. Mehrdad Abbasi, MDRancho Mirage, CA1477646776
  3. Abdul Abdali, M.D.French Camp, CA1104319771
  4. Anwar Abdelhadi, M.D.Orange, CA1093784191
  5. Farid Abdelmalak, M.D.Santa Monica, CA1912392937
  6. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DSan Diego, CA1740485531
  7. Elijah AbdelmeseehLong Beach, CA1346827631
  8. Homayoun Abdollahzadeh, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA1871802454
  9. Merna AbdouSan Diego, CA1134758279
  10. Rafik Abdou, M.DMission Hills, CA1740594415

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 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.