NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Capitol Heights, MD

Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Capitol Heights, Maryland, and NPI 1700197167, issued on Jun 30, 2010. Check the license (Maryland D76180, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700197167
Name
Sonja Zaneta Gerald
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
D76180 MD
MD042488 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4744 Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Phone
(240) 670-1003
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(240) 532-5071
Medicaid IDs
138135100 MD
081592604 DC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171215002258); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Sonja Zaneta Gerald in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,757 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Sonja Gerald3,757
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium226 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide127 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium109 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium103 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl96 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: $936.40

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sonja Gerald$936.40
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Gerald Family CareWashington, DC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sonja Zaneta Gerald among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland

Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D. is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Capitol Heights

They are 3 of the 311 NPPES records with a practice address in Capitol Heights, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sheryl Ashton-Jones, MDCapitol Heights, MD 207431619103397
  2. Brian Chigbue, MDCapitol Heights, MD 207431669497442
  3. Cyril Allen, M.D., MSPHFort Washington, MD 207441265562508
  4. Judith Chernoff, M.D.College Park, MD 207421235351859
  5. Joy Howard, M.D.College Park, MD 207421508988452
  6. Amir Mirzaalikhani, M.D.Fort Washington, MD 207441366447070
  7. Syed Haris Pir, M.DFort Washington, MD 207441891159869
  8. Frank Ryan, M.D.Fort Washington, MD 207441427016591

Common questions

What is Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700197167, issued on Jun 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4744 Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights, MD, 20743. Phone: (240) 670-1003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D76180, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonja Zaneta Gerald, M.D. had 3,757 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.