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SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD

Dermatology Physician in SAUSALITO, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
486
Medicare Part D claims · 174 beneficiaries · Dermatology Physician avg: 729
MIPS score
96.9668/100
▲ 14 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$600.42
26 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 96.9668/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 486 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

96.9668/100
MIPS score · +14 vs avg
486
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

97 Top 17% higher than 83% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/16/2005

NPI 1780676908

Primary specialty

Dermatology Physician

Mid-sized

14,610 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

486 33% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 729

MIPS final score

96.9668/100 13.866800000000012% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers

Dermatology Physician share within California

1. Dermatology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Dermatology Physician share within California

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Dermatology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
96.9668/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Dermatology Physician) — 96.9668/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%97%
MIPS final score (Dermatology Physician) — 96.9668/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Dermatology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2330 MARINSHIP WAY STE 370, SAUSALITO, CA, 94965, with a listed phone of (415) 887-9758. NPI 1780676908 was issued on 08/16/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what WESTPHAL most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 486 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 174 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $16K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 96.9668/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 93.9335), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Dermatology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 14,610 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 729 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

2330 MARINSHIP WAY STE 370
SAUSALITO, CA 94965

Provider Details

NPI 1780676908
Specialty Dermatology Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 08/16/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

96.9668
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
93.9335
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

SOUTHERN MARIN DERMATOLOGY INC
SAUSALITO, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$600

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD. To verify SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

486
Total Claims
$16K
Total Drug Cost
174
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
938
Total Day Supply
26,960
Generic Drug Cost
$15K
Antibiotic Claims
30

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.80
Gender Split
75% female / 25% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Minoxidil
112
Finasteride
65
Spironolactone
33
Ketoconazole
29
Clobetasol Propionate
20
Doxycycline Hyclate
16
Triamcinolone Acetonide
15
Fluconazole
14
Hydrocortisone
14
Imiquimod
14

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Dermatology Physician Overview

How SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD fits within the Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.

14,610
Dermatology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Dermatology Physician
729
Avg Claims per Provider

SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's 486 claims are below the specialty average of 729.

Nearby Dermatology Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as WESTPHAL.

Compare Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's specialty?
SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD specializes in Dermatology Physician and practices in SAUSALITO, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD wrote 486 Medicare Part D claims totaling $16K in drug costs for 174 beneficiaries.
What is SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's Medicare quality score?
SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 96.9668/100 (Quality: 93.9335). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD located?
SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD is located at 2330 MARINSHIP WAY STE 370, SAUSALITO, CA, 94965. Phone: (415) 887-9758.
What is SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's NPI number?
SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780676908, issued on 08/16/2005.
How many Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 14,610 Dermatology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Dermatology Physician provider writes 729 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Minoxidil, Finasteride, Spironolactone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD accept Medicare?
SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 486 Part D claims and 174 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's credentials?
SUZANNE WESTPHAL, MD's NPI is 1780676908 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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