Dr. Gerald M. Sacks, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,291
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 222
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,345
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 2021 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 829-9060
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
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Dr. Gerald M. Sacks is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in Santa Monica, California
Dr. Sacks practices at Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California.
Dr. Sacks' NPI, 1205906781, was assigned on November 9, 2006. Dr. Sacks graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 1983. Dr. Sacks holds California license G66354.
- NPI
- 1205906781NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002881828
- NPI enumeration date
- November 9, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (310) 829-9060
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks practices at Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California
Dr. Sacks' primary practice is Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica, at 2021 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 829-9060.
- Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica2021 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 829-9060
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Sacks' primary practice is Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Sacks is also affiliated with Providence Saint John's Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sacks to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gerald M. Sacks' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sacks practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gerald M. Sacks is one of 492 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians in California
Pain medicine is Dr. Sacks' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207LP2900X. Dr. Sacks is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Sacks' licenses on file in 3 states: California, Illinois and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pain medicine (anesthesiology), CaliforniaPrimary
- Illinois license
- Georgia license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Sacks treats.
Pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians near Dr. Sacks
Counts of pain medicine (anesthesiology) 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
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks billed Medicare for 4,291 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,291 Medicare services from Dr. Sacks across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 222 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $417,870 for them.
Dr. Sacks' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,8642024: 3,22413%
- Surgery
- 2023: 8322024: 8231%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 244
Where Dr. Sacks' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,82089%
- In a facility47111%
Dr. Sacks compared with the California median for pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians, 2024
- Dr. Sacks
- California median
- Medicare services
- 4,291vs 5747.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 222vs 18520% above
- Part D claims
- 1,215vs 2514.8 times
Medians across 451 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sacks' 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. Gerald M. Sacks treated 222 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 222 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sacks in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have arthritis. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sacks' median patient age at 72, with 57% women.
Dr. Sacks' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sacks' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12657%
- Men9643%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sacks' Medicare patients, 2024
- Anxiety75%
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders59%
- Depression57%
- Ischemic heart disease50%
- Osteoporosis38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sacks' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks wrote 1,345 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sacks wrote 1,345 Medicare Part D claims for 185 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,215 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $62,958 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,197 claims across 24 drugs.
Dr. Sacks' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,243 claims92%
- Brand-name102 claims8%
Dr. Sacks' 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. Sacks' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%107 of 1,345 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: 1,1972024: 1,2152%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 24 in 2023.
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
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks 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 Dr. Sacks for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sacks accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sacks as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Gerald M. Sacks has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Sacks.
Recent publications by Dr. Sacks
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks received $1,540,207 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 3,144 general payments to Dr. Sacks from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International paid the most, $255,602.
General payments to Dr. Sacks by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sacks by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$811,31153%
- Education speaker fees$359,10023%
- Travel and lodging$191,78612%
- Consulting fees$116,1208%
- Other$61,8054%
Companies that paid Dr. Sacks the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks graduated from UMass Chan Medical School
Dr. Sacks graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 1983.
- Medical school
- Board certified in anesthesiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Sacks is in network with 12 carriers, including United Healthcare, Elevance and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Sacks accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO7
- HMO6
- EPO3
- Medicare2
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gerald M. Sacks's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks' NPI number?
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks' NPI number is 1205906781. It was assigned on November 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks?
Dr. Gerald M. Sacks is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in Santa Monica, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (taxonomy code 207LP2900X).
Where does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks practice?
Dr. Sacks practices at 2021 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Dr. Sacks' primary practice is Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sacks to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sacks is (310) 829-9060.
What is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks' medical license number?
Dr. Sacks holds California license G66354, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Gerald M. Sacks been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sacks in California (1989 to 2027), Illinois (1987 to 1990) and Georgia (1987).
Which hospitals is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks affiliated with?
Dr. Sacks is affiliated with Providence Saint John's Health Center.
Does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sacks billed Medicare for 4,291 services in 2024, and Dr. Sacks accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Sacks as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks' MIPS score?
Dr. Sacks' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks see?
CMS counts 222 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sacks in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Gerald M. Sacks board certified?
Yes. Dr. Sacks is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
What services does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sacks' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99233) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Gerald M. Sacks go to medical school?
Dr. Sacks graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sacks' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Duloxetine HCl and Celecoxib.
Has Dr. Gerald M. Sacks received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,540,207 in general payments to Dr. Sacks from 54 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.
How long has Dr. Gerald M. Sacks been practicing?
Dr. Sacks graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Sacks.
What insurance does Dr. Gerald M. Sacks accept?
Dr. Sacks is in network with 12 carriers, including United Healthcare, Elevance and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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