NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William L. Phillips, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA

William L. Phillips, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1811001381, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (California A98794, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811001381
Name
William L. Phillips
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A98794 CA
ML20007987 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4860 Y St Ste 2820, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 762-2510
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100511000800); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2004
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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Also registered at 4860 Y St Ste 2820

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

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Verify William L. Phillips 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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,580 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. William Phillips2,580
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate418 claims
  2. Entresto155 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
  4. Lisinopril138 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium129 claims
  6. Furosemide123 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: $22.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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. William Phillips$22.81
  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. Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA

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

William L. Phillips among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

William L. Phillips, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

601 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 601 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nelson Chiang, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171326021494
  2. Robert Derlet, MDSacramento, CA 958171902887433
  3. Lynne Do, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171386627644
  4. Jason Ferries, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171609859974
  5. Steven Griffen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171053393835
  6. Diane Haddock, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171013991553
  7. Calvin Hirsch, MDSacramento, CA 958171073597332
  8. Hershan Johl, MDSacramento, CA 958171255314399

Common questions

What is William L. Phillips, MD's NPI number?

William L. Phillips, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811001381, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William L. Phillips, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St Ste 2820, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 762-2510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William L. Phillips, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A98794, 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 William L. Phillips, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William L. Phillips, MD had 2,580 Medicare Part D claims for 530 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.