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Cheryl Rae Gold Shaffer, MD

Internal Medicine · Palo Alto

NPI 1154437770

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  • California licence: Delinquent

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California Medical Board record

Licence G53567 · Delinquent

Licence status: Delinquent · since 1984 · expires 2022-09-30 · Stanford University School of Medicine.

License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their 12 Part D prescriptions in 2023. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202312None0% (0)None$3,542
202146220% (0)None$3,306
20201,155171None9%$41,439
20192,3802381% (20)9%$120,163
20182,3962471% (26)12%$113,174
20172,3972391% (21)None$116,255
20162,4892381% (23)None$132,181
20152,5902251% (29)None$130,979
20142,6851991% (36)None$150,032
20132,8242012% (48)None$155,840

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2020: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Atorvastatin138$2,881$21
Levothyroxine84$2,285$27
Synthroid13$1,569$121
Potassium Chloride19$1,106$58
Losartan52$774$15
Rosuvastatin19$774$41
Metoprolol28$679$24
Omeprazole45$607$13
Dilt-Xr14$544$39
Valacyclovir21$542$26
Simvastatin43$534$12
Hydrochlorothiazide60$518$9
Amlodipine Besylate81$449$6
Metformin32$447$14
Pravastatin15$428$29
Lisinopril49$389$8
Gabapentin13$300$23
Tamsulosin18$241$13
Pantoprazole13$223$17
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid13$209$16
Donepezil11$208$19
Carvedilol15$200$13
Escitalopram13$174$13
Alendronate11$153$14
Fluoxetine11$143$13
Spironolactone11$103$9

2019: 56 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Flovent Hfa28$8,454$302
Atorvastatin222$5,673$26
Aspirin-Dipyridamole Er12$4,057$338
Levothyroxine116$3,126$27
Synthroid28$2,904$104
Metoprolol57$2,233$39
Losartan117$1,822$16
Voltaren11$1,737$158
Omeprazole54$1,659$31
Rosuvastatin25$1,631$65
Hydrochlorothiazide131$1,518$12
Amlodipine Besylate150$1,294$9
Potassium Chloride23$1,267$55
Lisinopril104$977$9
Ventolin Hfa17$920$54
Pravastatin22$854$39
Simvastatin76$815$11
Estradiol11$771$70
Ezetimibe24$768$32
Oxybutynin Chloride Er21$749$36
Duloxetine14$722$52
Valsartan13$716$55
Tamsulosin37$708$19
Metformin54$686$13
Gabapentin36$669$19
Digoxin11$639$58
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid32$607$19
Fluticasone Propionate19$558$29
Dilt-Xr13$554$43
Carvedilol27$488$18
Valacyclovir26$482$19
Escitalopram21$459$22
Fluoxetine13$456$35
Pantoprazole22$443$20
Trazodone34$423$12
Buspirone26$386$15
Amitriptyline15$340$23
Paroxetine32$333$10
Montelukast16$303$19
Donepezil22$299$14
Allopurinol13$294$23
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide14$285$20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide17$284$17
Zolpidem34$267$8
Ranitidine14$252$18
Cephalexin17$243$14
Spironolactone17$234$14
Alendronate18$227$13
Acyclovir14$209$15
Warfarin13$172$13
Clopidogrel13$162$12
Metoprolol13$126$10
Alprazolam20$104$5
Citalopram Hbr16$67$4
Clonazepam14$39$3
Lorazepam13$32$2

2018: 57 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Flovent Hfa17$6,375$375
Atorvastatin201$5,802$29
Aspirin-Dipyridamole Er12$3,643$304
Levothyroxine119$3,233$27
Synthroid24$2,265$94
Voltaren13$2,053$158
Xanax12$1,794$149
Rosuvastatin19$1,747$92
Metoprolol69$1,520$22
Hydrochlorothiazide127$1,508$12
Losartan102$1,354$13
Amlodipine Besylate150$1,331$9
Omeprazole52$1,252$24
Valsartan22$1,174$53
Simvastatin86$971$11
Lisinopril123$965$8
Potassium Chloride24$858$36
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid46$819$18
Oxybutynin Chloride Er22$811$37
Ventolin Hfa14$775$55
Olopatadine11$713$65
Fluticasone Propionate25$629$25
Metformin49$598$12
Pravastatin16$555$35
Gabapentin45$531$12
Pantoprazole32$505$16
Tamsulosin37$497$13
Ranitidine19$444$23
Glipizide Er14$439$31
Fluoxetine15$436$29
Ezetimibe17$427$25
Amitriptyline20$409$20
Digoxin13$404$31
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide11$394$36
Acyclovir12$385$32
Valacyclovir19$359$19
Alendronate31$350$11
Montelukast17$343$20
Carvedilol34$325$10
Paroxetine31$305$10
Clopidogrel14$288$21
Escitalopram24$276$12
Buspirone24$258$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$252$17
Cephalexin15$240$16
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide15$237$16
Donepezil21$235$11
Zolpidem28$222$8
Lovastatin12$208$17
Spironolactone16$201$13
Trazodone18$150$8
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide15$140$9
Atenolol12$101$8
Metoprolol21$85$4
Citalopram Hbr11$77$7
Alprazolam13$41$3
Clonazepam14$20$1

2017: 49 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Advair Diskus13$5,989$461
Flovent Hfa19$5,139$270
Atorvastatin188$4,487$24
Levothyroxine133$3,737$28
Aspirin-Dipyridamole Er12$3,686$307
Synthroid19$1,885$99
Metoprolol39$1,499$38
Donepezil26$1,410$54
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid70$1,249$18
Losartan102$1,117$11
Fluoxetine12$1,072$89
Valsartan13$1,061$82
Amlodipine Besylate106$1,002$9
Lisinopril109$957$9
Omeprazole55$942$17
Simvastatin88$853$10
Oxybutynin Chloride Er27$839$31
Duloxetine17$807$47
Sumatriptan22$795$36
Potassium Chloride24$778$32
Fluticasone Propionate42$776$18
Pravastatin18$745$41
Acyclovir12$745$62
Hydrochlorothiazide78$722$9
Tamsulosin41$669$16
Gabapentin40$618$15
Pantoprazole31$574$19
Metformin44$527$12
Glipizide Er12$433$36
Amitriptyline22$403$18
Verapamil Er14$385$27
Alendronate35$378$11
Allopurinol19$364$19
Trazodone34$356$10
Clopidogrel15$335$22
Montelukast20$315$16
Paroxetine43$310$7
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide21$295$14
Buspirone23$265$12
Ranitidine25$245$10
Zolpidem22$229$10
Escitalopram15$211$14
Cephalexin13$207$16
Carvedilol26$206$8
Citalopram Hbr18$174$10
Spironolactone14$160$11
Atenolol24$144$6
Metoprolol30$128$4
Alprazolam12$26$2

2016: 54 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Advair Diskus18$9,339$519
Flovent Hfa21$6,169$294
Atorvastatin162$4,240$26
Zetia13$3,579$275
Vytorin13$3,527$271
Levothyroxine137$3,355$24
Aspirin-Dipyridamole Er12$3,277$273
Synthroid44$2,974$68
Donepezil22$2,571$117
Valsartan20$1,622$81
Pravastatin32$1,506$47
Risedronate12$1,504$125
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid73$1,387$19
Proair Hfa18$1,085$60
Lisinopril120$1,081$9
Losartan91$1,078$12
Amlodipine Besylate101$1,019$10
Oxybutynin Chloride Er25$1,018$41
Simvastatin101$994$10
Potassium Chloride36$994$28
Ramipril14$905$65
Hydrochlorothiazide82$850$10
Omeprazole49$789$16
Metoprolol29$724$25
Zolpidem Tartrate Er13$701$54
Allopurinol26$700$27
Fluticasone Propionate31$648$21
Gabapentin41$631$15
Pantoprazole31$595$19
Montelukast17$516$30
Paroxetine54$504$9
Tamsulosin31$473$15
Glipizide Xl17$470$28
Alendronate43$457$11
Clopidogrel17$451$27
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide13$393$30
Zolpidem34$374$11
Trazodone46$369$8
Amitriptyline13$344$26
Buspirone23$299$13
Metformin22$296$13
Escitalopram19$294$15
Cephalexin18$278$15
Atenolol37$225$6
Duloxetine11$217$20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide18$216$12
Lovastatin12$208$17
Ranitidine20$197$10
Metoprolol28$180$6
Carvedilol18$159$9
Sertraline12$133$11
Citalopram Hbr15$106$7
Lorazepam15$71$5
Alprazolam11$26$2

2015: 60 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Advair Diskus23$10,003$435
Flovent Hfa21$5,913$282
Aggrenox12$4,708$392
Vagifem16$4,340$271
Valsartan20$4,192$210
Atorvastatin146$4,066$28
Synthroid49$2,983$61
Levothyroxine117$2,951$25
Vesicare11$2,775$252
Zetia12$2,749$229
Vytorin12$2,739$228
Pravastatin40$2,023$51
Proair Hfa16$1,379$86
Montelukast16$1,180$74
Oxybutynin Chloride Er31$1,084$35
Metoprolol26$1,031$40
Losartan97$1,005$10
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid60$971$16
Ramipril12$966$81
Amlodipine Besylate96$919$10
Omeprazole47$895$19
Simvastatin100$867$9
Hydrochlorothiazide82$861$10
Zolpidem Tartrate Er12$810$67
Gabapentin49$786$16
Potassium Chloride33$785$24
Fluticasone Propionate53$784$15
Lisinopril112$732$7
Amitriptyline13$565$43
Alendronate53$536$10
Allopurinol20$474$24
Zolpidem45$447$10
Paroxetine49$384$8
Glipizide Xl14$376$27
Trazodone59$342$6
Pantoprazole21$340$16
Donepezil20$329$16
Escitalopram24$328$14
Carvedilol36$308$9
Tamsulosin19$288$15
Clopidogrel16$277$17
Sumatriptan18$255$14
Metoprolol29$253$9
Atenolol31$239$8
Propranolol12$236$20
Buspirone29$235$8
Warfarin20$222$11
Metformin21$200$10
Ranitidine20$191$10
Glipizide19$190$10
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide16$187$12
Prednisone14$173$12
Polyethylene Glycol 335013$166$13
Spironolactone16$153$10
Cephalexin12$151$13
Lovastatin11$148$13
Citalopram Hbr21$121$6
Ciprofloxacin26$108$4
Sertraline14$101$7
Lorazepam22$97$4

2014: 71 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Welchol11$10,564$960
Advair Diskus13$9,068$698
Aggrenox24$7,930$330
Flovent Hfa19$5,598$295
Atorvastatin135$4,750$35
Vytorin16$4,157$260
Diovan12$3,989$332
Synthroid56$2,742$49
Levothyroxine106$2,715$26
Actonel13$2,693$207
Zetia12$2,312$193
Premarin11$2,245$204
Pantoprazole50$2,119$42
Omeprazole65$2,081$32
Potassium Chloride37$1,836$50
Losartan94$1,801$19
Proair Hfa23$1,800$78
Pravastatin42$1,789$43
Montelukast20$1,572$79
Duloxetine11$1,434$130
Oxybutynin Chloride Er23$1,402$61
Simvastatin117$1,353$12
Fluticasone Propionate50$1,349$27
Amlodipine Besylate104$1,349$13
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid73$1,249$17
Zolpidem Tartrate Er12$1,226$102
Ramipril14$1,101$79
Gabapentin45$1,037$23
Clopidogrel11$1,036$94
Diltiazem Er15$1,031$69
Lisinopril118$992$8
Carvedilol33$945$29
Hydrochlorothiazide96$927$10
Metformin40$646$16
Metoprolol13$644$50
Paroxetine43$596$14
Alendronate42$575$14
Valacyclovir17$520$31
Donepezil28$514$18
Ranitidine21$464$22
Diltiazem 24hr Cd13$410$32
Zolpidem87$399$5
Klor-Con 1013$395$30
Escitalopram16$385$24
Sumatriptan21$349$17
Spironolactone32$341$11
Glipizide Xl13$338$26
Tamsulosin12$298$25
Amitriptyline14$290$21
Ipratropium11$290$26
Lovastatin17$278$16
Citalopram Hbr33$278$8
Atenolol29$278$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$262$19
Allopurinol20$262$13
Glipizide19$235$12
Metoprolol23$226$10
Prednisone18$225$12
Trazodone42$223$5
Warfarin16$214$13
Buspirone11$179$16
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13$156$12
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide13$155$12
Propranolol16$122$8
Sertraline14$104$7
Azithromycin11$98$9
Estradiol13$87$7
Furosemide17$84$5
Cyclobenzaprine11$70$6
Lorazepam14$54$4
Alprazolam11$44$4

2013: 75 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Welchol12$10,075$840
Advair Diskus13$8,046$619
Atorvastatin150$7,839$52
Humalog11$6,599$600
Diovan26$6,311$243
Evista12$5,156$430
Aggrenox18$5,006$278
Flovent Hfa21$4,841$231
Losartan108$2,943$27
Vytorin14$2,908$208
Vesicare11$2,504$228
Omeprazole48$2,481$52
Fluticasone Propionate68$2,294$34
Premarin13$2,068$159
Synthroid54$2,061$38
Simvastatin137$1,905$14
Potassium Chloride29$1,848$64
Zolpidem Tartrate Er14$1,816$130
Amlodipine Besylate131$1,799$14
Proair Hfa29$1,696$58
Clopidogrel11$1,482$135
Levothyroxine86$1,470$17
Lisinopril139$1,338$10
Carvedilol49$1,320$27
Escitalopram11$1,241$113
Montelukast20$1,195$60
Metoprolol29$1,189$41
Hydrochlorothiazide119$1,183$10
Pantoprazole29$1,172$40
Triamterene-Hctz53$1,152$22
Paroxetine27$897$33
Alendronate39$863$22
Pravastatin21$856$41
Metformin45$818$18
Gabapentin36$794$22
Zolpidem94$664$7
Diltiazem 24hr Er11$548$50
Oxycodone11$545$50
Nitrofurantoin11$536$49
Diltiazem 24hr Cd16$522$33
Glipizide Er14$441$31
Spironolactone39$416$11
Metoprolol17$387$23
Lovastatin17$351$21
Warfarin17$336$20
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro12$328$27
Amitriptyline25$328$13
Citalopram Hbr35$326$9
Tamsulosin12$312$26
Spironolactone-Hctz13$302$23
Ranitidine15$279$19
Oxybutynin Chloride12$278$23
Glipizide21$269$13
Sumatriptan15$266$18
Allopurinol20$262$13
Atenolol44$250$6
Donepezil13$247$19
Levoxyl13$220$17
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide17$215$13
Azithromycin18$204$11
Tramadol14$198$14
Fluoxetine11$180$16
Acyclovir12$178$15
Econazole Nitrate12$173$14
Furosemide21$160$8
Cephalexin15$157$10
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid14$151$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$137$6
Trazodone28$130$5
Ciprofloxacin23$122$5
Sertraline11$104$9
Estradiol15$101$7
Alprazolam13$54$4
Lorazepam15$47$3
Diazepam12$44$4

Professional record

NPI
1154437770
Licence
CA G53567California G53567: Delinquent · expires 2022-09-30
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-08-23
NPI last updated
2019-10-07

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.