Dr. Wendy Sickels, MD

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1003980863PAC ID1557320827
Medicare services, 2024
145
Medicare patients, 2024
109
Part D claims, 2024
2,538
Hospital affiliations
1
Medical group
1
Practice address
250 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Practice phone
Call (831) 427-3500
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Santa Cruz Women's Health Center

FQHC - Main Site · Santa Cruz, California

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Dr. Wendy Sickels is a family medicine physician in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Sickels practices at Santa Cruz Women's Health Center in Santa Cruz, California.

Dr. Sickels' NPI, 1003980863, was assigned on November 20, 2006. Dr. Sickels graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1996. Dr. Sickels holds California license A65374.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1557320827
NPI enumeration date
November 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(831) 427-3500
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Wendy Sickels practices at Santa Cruz Women's Health Center in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Sickels' primary practice is Santa Cruz Women's Health Center, at 250 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 427-3500.

  • Santa Cruz Women's Health Center
    250 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · Santa Cruz CountyPhone(831) 427-3500

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Wendy Sickels is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sickels' primary practice is Santa Cruz Women's Health Center in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Sickels is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital. The medical group on file is Santa Cruz Women's Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sickels to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Sickels' employer is on file too: a community health center (fqhc).

See all 5 affiliations for Dr. Sickels

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wendy Sickels' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sickels practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Santa Cruz Women's Health CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Wendy Sickels is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California

Family medicine is Dr. Sickels' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Sickels is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Sickels is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A65374 · 1998 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute skin infection, ADHD, adjustment disease, alcohol use disorders, anxiety, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Sickels treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Wendy Sickels billed Medicare for 145 services in 2024

CMS data shows 145 Medicare services from Dr. Sickels across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,164 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024145
Medicare patients109
Paid by Medicare$1,164
Procedure codes3

Dr. Sickels' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 1882024: 12931%
Tests and treatments
2023: 182024: 1611%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 282024: 0100%

Dr. Sickels compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Sickels
  • California median
Medicare services
145vs 24641% below
Medicare patients
109vs 1188% below
Part D claims
2,086vs 8332.5 times

Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sickels' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Wendy Sickels treated 109 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sickels in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 54 patients. 56% of them have high cholesterol, and 52% have high blood pressure. 75% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sickels' median patient age at 43, with 90% women.

Medicare patients, 2024109
Average age69
Average risk score1.14
Also on Medicaid75%

Dr. Sickels' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sickels' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol56%
  2. High blood pressure52%
  3. Diabetes51%
  4. Arthritis50%
  5. Mood disorders42%
  6. Anxiety39%
  7. Depression37%
  8. Osteoporosis18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sickels' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 43

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women90%
  • Men10%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Wendy Sickels wrote 2,538 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sickels wrote 2,538 Medicare Part D claims for 147 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,086 of them, across 74 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $70,491 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,860 claims across 67 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,538
Drugs named by CMS74
Total drug cost$70,491
Part D patients147

Dr. Sickels' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,269 claims89%
  • Brand-name and other269 claims11%

Dr. Sickels' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sickels' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids9%216 of 2,538 claims
  • Antibiotics1%20 of 2,538 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%27 of 2,538 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,8602024: 2,08612%

Drugs named by CMS: 74 in 2024, 67 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Wendy Sickels takes part in Medicare

Dr. Sickels accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Wendy Sickels graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Sickels graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1996.

  1. Medical schoolDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Wendy Sickels accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Sickels is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Sickels accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO6
  3. POS4
  4. HMO3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Wendy Sickels's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Wendy Sickels' NPI number?

Dr. Wendy Sickels' NPI number is 1003980863. It was assigned on November 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Wendy Sickels?

Dr. Wendy Sickels is a family medicine physician in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Wendy Sickels practice?

Dr. Sickels practices at 250 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Dr. Sickels' primary practice is Santa Cruz Women's Health Center in Santa Cruz, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sickels to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Wendy Sickels' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sickels is (831) 427-3500.

What is Dr. Wendy Sickels' medical license number?

Dr. Sickels holds California license A65374.

Which hospitals is Dr. Wendy Sickels affiliated with?

Dr. Sickels is affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Wendy Sickels part of?

Dr. Sickels is linked to Santa Cruz Women's Health Center.

Does Dr. Wendy Sickels accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sickels billed Medicare for 145 services in 2024, and Dr. Sickels accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wendy Sickels see?

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sickels in 2024, with an average age of 69.

Is Dr. Wendy Sickels board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sickels is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Wendy Sickels bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sickels' most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (83036), lab and pathology test (81003) and heart test or procedure (93000).

Where did Dr. Wendy Sickels go to medical school?

Dr. Sickels graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1996.

What drugs does Dr. Wendy Sickels prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sickels' most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Lisinopril.

How long has Dr. Wendy Sickels been practicing?

Dr. Sickels graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Wendy Sickels accept?

Dr. Sickels is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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