Steven Sainsbury, MD
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Steven Sainsbury, MD is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1679521256, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (California G52428, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Sainsbury
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- G52428 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1383 Alder St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 704-3256
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G524280 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000239); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records → All 233 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Steven Sainsbury in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
6,324 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 148 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium394 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate305 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate255 claims
- Furosemide251 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate195 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 18.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Steven Sainsbury among 233 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in California
Steven Sainsbury, MD is one of 233 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 233 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in California.
All 233 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eugene Keller, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011881867323
- Robert Taylor, MDAtascadero, CA 934221144278052
- Liberty Partridge, M.D.Lompoc, CA 934361265600068
- Manish Amin, DOBakersfield, CA 933051407813116
- Paul Mroz, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933051902110984
- Michael Niedens, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933051013169572
- Dylan Martin, EMTPorterville, CA 932571407517907
- Amber Trindle, RNTehachapi, CA 935611619895950
Common questions
What is Steven Sainsbury, MD's NPI number?
Steven Sainsbury, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679521256, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Sainsbury, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1383 Alder St, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 704-3256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Sainsbury, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G52428, 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 Steven Sainsbury, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Sainsbury, MD had 6,324 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Sainsbury, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.