Eric Sako

  • San Bernardino, CA
  • Mohs-micrographic surgery physician
NPI1982022166PAC ID0244563161
Medicare services, 2024
760
Medicare patients, 2024
276
Part D claims, 2024
1,530
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
1666 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404
Practice phone
Call (951) 734-8989
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Primary practice

Pacific Dermatology Institute

San Bernardino, California

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Eric Sako is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in San Bernardino, California

Eric Sako practices at Pacific Dermatology Institute in San Bernardino, California.

Eric Sako's NPI, 1982022166, was assigned on April 3, 2014. Eric Sako graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2013. Eric Sako holds California license A137676.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0244563161
NPI enumeration date
April 3, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(951) 734-8989
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Eric Sako practices at Pacific Dermatology Institute in San Bernardino, California

Eric Sako's primary practice is Pacific Dermatology Institute, at 1666 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404 in San Bernardino County. The practice phone is (951) 734-8989.

  • Pacific Dermatology Institute
    1666 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404 · San Bernardino CountyPhone(951) 734-8989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Eric Sako is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Eric Sako's primary practice is Pacific Dermatology Institute in San Bernardino, California. The medical group on file is Pacific Dermatology Institute. Dmand AI also links Eric Sako to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Eric Sako's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Eric Sako practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Pacific Dermatology InstituteAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Eric Sako is one of 156 mohs-micrographic surgery physicians in California

Mohs-micrographic surgery is Eric Sako's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0101X. Eric Sako is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Eric Sako's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Mohs-micrographic surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A137676 · 2015 to 2026 · taxonomy 207ND0101X
  • Florida license2018 to 2021

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acne, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, contact dermatitis, itchy rashes, joint cyst, scalp rash and skin cyst among the conditions Eric Sako treats.

Mohs-micrographic surgery physicians near Eric Sako

Counts of mohs-micrographic surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Eric Sako billed Medicare for 760 services in 2024

CMS data shows 760 Medicare services from Eric Sako across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 276 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $198,026 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024760
Medicare patients276
Paid by Medicare$198,026
Procedure codes11

Eric Sako's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1,2742024: 71344%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1772024: 4773%

Eric Sako compared with the California median for mohs-micrographic surgery physicians, 2024

  • Eric Sako
  • California median
Medicare services
760vs 2,64571% below
Medicare patients
276vs 52848% below
Part D claims
1,469vs 2256.5 times

Medians across 153 mohs-micrographic surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Eric Sako's 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

Eric Sako treated 276 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Eric Sako in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 114 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Eric Sako's median patient age at 59, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024276
Average age75
Average risk score1.45
Also on Medicaid21%

Eric Sako's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Eric Sako's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11341%
  • Men16359%

Chronic conditions among Eric Sako's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure74%
  2. High cholesterol73%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Chronic kidney disease31%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease26%
  7. COPD22%
  8. Mood disorders21%

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

Eric Sako's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

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

Eric Sako wrote 1,530 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Eric Sako wrote 1,530 Medicare Part D claims for 1,107 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,469 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $75,909 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,251 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,530
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$75,909
Part D patients1,107

Eric Sako's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,500 claims98%
  • Brand-name30 claims2%

Eric Sako's 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 Eric Sako's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics72%1,109 of 1,530 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: 2,2512024: 1,46935%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 14 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

Eric Sako scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Eric Sako for performance year 2024, reported individually. Eric Sako accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Eric Sako, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Eric Sako ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin cancer
53rd percentile404 procedures
Skin biopsy
64th percentile26 procedures
Removal of skin lesions
67th percentile25 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
74th percentile19 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Eric Sako has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Eric Sako, published from 2008 to 2016. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Psoriasis and Dermatologic Agents. Eric Sako has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Eric Sako's most frequent co-authors are Jashin Joaquin Wu, MD and Amir Saif Khan, MD.

Papers7
Years published2008 to 2016

Eric Sako's papers by year, 2008 to 2016

Topics Eric Sako writes about most

  • Psoriasis
  • Dermatologic Agents

Eric Sako's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Eric Sako

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Eric Sako received $1,789 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Eric Sako from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $441.

General payments to Eric Sako by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Eric Sako the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Eric Sako graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Eric Sako graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2013.

  1. Medical schoolDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  2. Board certified in dermatologyAmerican Board of Dermatology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Eric Sako accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Eric Sako is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • LA Care
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Eric Sako accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO10
  2. Medicare10
  3. PPO10
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Eric Sako'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (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 Eric Sako's NPI number?

Eric Sako's NPI number is 1982022166. It was assigned on April 3, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Eric Sako specialize in?

Eric Sako is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in San Bernardino, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207ND0101X).

Where does Eric Sako practice?

Eric Sako practices at 1666 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404. Eric Sako's primary practice is Pacific Dermatology Institute in San Bernardino, California. Dmand AI also links Eric Sako to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Eric Sako's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Eric Sako is (951) 734-8989.

What is Eric Sako's medical license number?

Eric Sako holds California license A137676, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Eric Sako been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Eric Sako in California (2015 to 2026) and Florida (2018 to 2021).

What medical group is Eric Sako part of?

Eric Sako is linked to Pacific Dermatology Institute.

Does Eric Sako accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Eric Sako billed Medicare for 760 services in 2024, and Eric Sako accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Eric Sako's MIPS score?

Eric Sako's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Eric Sako see?

CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Eric Sako in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Eric Sako board certified?

Yes. Eric Sako is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.

What services does Eric Sako bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Eric Sako's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17311), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17312) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003).

Where did Eric Sako go to medical school?

Eric Sako graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2013.

What drugs does Eric Sako prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Eric Sako's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate, Mupirocin and Doxycycline Monohydrate.

Has Eric Sako received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,789 in general payments to Eric Sako from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Eric Sako been practicing?

Eric Sako graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Eric Sako do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Eric Sako, published from 2008 to 2016.

Who does Eric Sako publish with?

Eric Sako's most frequent co-authors are Jashin Joaquin Wu, MD (4 shared papers) and Amir Saif Khan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Eric Sako accept?

Eric Sako is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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