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Licensed to practise in California · since 2013 · expires 2027-06-30 · New York Medical College.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Medicaid work
$42,761 in 2024
Medicaid paid $42,761 for 354 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 24 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
123
$41,950
Return visit (30+ min)
127
$811
Short return visit (20+ min)
12
$0
Service
92
$0
Medicaid work by year
2024
354
4
24
$42,761
2023
364
3
28
$46,437
2022
310
3
24
$40,788
2021
429
3
25
$76,365
2020
144
2
19
$24,557
2019
362
3
33
$64,196
2018
535
3
55
$115,352
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
142
$46,247
Return visit (30+ min)
132
$190
Service
90
$0
2022
Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
127
$40,576
Return visit (30+ min)
118
$212
Service
65
$0
2021
Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
239
$76,230
Return visit (30+ min)
93
$135
Service
97
$0
2020
Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
79
$24,557
Return visit (30+ min)
65
$0
2019
Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
209
$64,119
Return visit (30+ min)
101
$77
Service
52
$0
2018
Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
380
$115,032
Short return visit (20+ min)
102
$164
Return visit (30+ min)
53
$156
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$39,762
Pharmacies billed $39,762 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 158) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1%.
73 generic and 72 brand-name prescriptions · $39,762 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
Largest Part D drug costs
Ozempic
16
$12,210
$763
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100
15
$3,099
$207
Methimazole
26
$123
$5
Glipizide
12
$118
$10
Metformin Hcl Er
11
$77
$7
See all 6 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Ozempic
16
$12,210
$763
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100
15
$3,099
$207
Methimazole
26
$123
$5
Glipizide
12
$118
$10
Metformin Hcl Er
11
$77
$7
Metformin
14
$57
$4
Year by year
Part D prescribing by year
2024
158
20
0% (0)
46%
$39,762
2023
155
28
0% (0)
50%
$69,237
2022
234
33
0% (0)
40%
$82,479
2021
322
37
0% (0)
40%
$117,847
2020
448
62
0% (0)
44%
$143,939
2019
465
73
0% (0)
45%
$85,689
2018
411
60
—None
41%
$77,017
2017
248
37
—None
24%
$28,135
2016
259
76
0% (0)
—None
$42,650
2015
91
28
—None
—None
$7,735
2014
60
16
0% (0)
—None
$3,996
2013
84
25
—None
—None
$8,130
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100
18
$4,412
$245
Metformin
16
$461
$29
Methimazole
23
$144
$6
2022: 7 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Lantus Solostar
11
$4,759
$433
Metformin
25
$442
$18
Levothyroxine
12
$299
$25
Metformin Hcl Er
18
$187
$10
Glipizide
23
$187
$8
Methimazole
25
$122
$5
Lisinopril
12
$54
$5
2021: 10 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Trulicity
21
$28,550
$1,360
Jardiance
14
$10,451
$746
Novolin R
11
$2,582
$235
Easy Touch Pen Needle
12
$414
$35
Levothyroxine
14
$320
$23
Metformin
44
$312
$7
Glipizide
34
$183
$5
Methimazole
20
$182
$9
Metformin Hcl Er
12
$59
$5
Lisinopril
14
$40
$3
2020: 15 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Forteo
14
$51,963
$3,712
Novolog Flexpen
16
$11,182
$699
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100
11
$7,245
$659
Androderm
11
$7,119
$647
Jardiance
12
$6,491
$541
Novolin R
20
$4,696
$235
Novolin N
15
$4,129
$275
Levothyroxine
78
$1,826
$23
Cabergoline
12
$872
$73
Methimazole
55
$572
$10
Testosterone Cypionate
12
$370
$31
Glipizide
24
$164
$7
Alendronate
26
$132
$5
Metformin
14
$124
$9
Metformin Hcl Er
12
$29
$2
2019: 15 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100
17
$9,299
$547
Novolin R
19
$5,372
$283
Novolin N
15
$4,852
$323
Testosterone
33
$2,535
$77
Levothyroxine
107
$2,300
$21
Cabergoline
13
$2,159
$166
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle
13
$1,341
$103
Methimazole
56
$780
$14
Insulin
11
$543
$49
Synthroid
15
$526
$35
Testosterone Cypionate
12
$371
$31
Metformin
12
$115
$10
Alendronate
16
$98
$6
Glipizide
17
$86
$5
Lisinopril
13
$44
$3
2018: 11 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Lantus Solostar
14
$7,495
$535
Novolin R
21
$5,281
$251
Novolin N
11
$4,410
$401
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100
12
$4,230
$353
Levothyroxine
70
$1,446
$21
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle
12
$1,096
$91
Methimazole
43
$581
$14
Insulin
11
$359
$33
Metformin
26
$157
$6
Glipizide
17
$63
$4
Metformin Hcl Er
13
$42
$3
2017: 6 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Androderm
16
$8,215
$513
Dilantin
34
$1,231
$36
Levothyroxine
26
$549
$21
Phenytoin Sodium Extended
34
$420
$12
Zonisamide
48
$217
$5
Sodium Chloride
11
$143
$13
2016: 8 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Forteo
11
$27,040
$2,458
Tamiflu
44
$7,906
$180
Dilantin
28
$884
$32
Levothyroxine
22
$544
$25
Hydrocortisone
12
$385
$32
Calcitriol
12
$380
$32
Phenytoin Sodium Extended
28
$340
$12
Zonisamide
52
$235
$5
2015: 2 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Levothyroxine
15
$447
$30
Zonisamide
11
$54
$5
2014: 1 drug
Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Metformin
14
$149
$11
2013: 1 drug
Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Nexium
12
$4,637
$386
Money from drug and device companies
$82 in 2025
Industry payments by year
2025
1
1
—None
$82
2021
1
1
—None
$23
2020
1
1
—None
$14
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.