Tohru Sato, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · San Carlos, CA
Tohru Sato, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Carlos, California, and NPI 1497847248, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (California A066832, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tohru Sato
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A066832 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Industrial RD, San Carlos, CA 94070
- Phone
- (650) 596-4130
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051214000819); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 Industrial RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maria Katrina Abad, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1306394952
- Maryam Adeel, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1285163998
- Jennifer Akazawa, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457971772
- Sarah Alamillo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306349352
- Judith Alderman, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1407225121
- Omar Aljundi, NPNurse Practitioner1811464811
Verify Tohru Sato in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A066832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
687 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf236 claims
- Omeprazole110 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Famotidine45 claims
- Creon34 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte24 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: $247.03
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Carlos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tohru Sato among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Tohru Sato, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alyssa CaplanSan Carlos, CA 940701144781915
- Roger Kao, M.D.San Carlos, CA 940701982786133
- Scott Levenson, MDSan Carlos, CA 940701578548186
- Adrienne Nguyen, MDSan Carlos, CA 940701376635219
- Ming-Shing Chiu, MDRedwood City, CA 940631154409712
- Francis Chui, MDRedwood City, CA 940631033297684
- Henry Chun, MDRedwood City, CA 940631952489502
- Christina Dimopoulos-Verma, MDRedwood City, CA 940631053976738
Common questions
What is Tohru Sato, MD's NPI number?
Tohru Sato, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497847248, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tohru Sato, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Industrial RD, San Carlos, CA, 94070. Phone: (650) 596-4130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tohru Sato, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A066832, 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 Tohru Sato, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tohru Sato, MD had 687 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.