Dr. Namita Sood, MD

Dr. Sood practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Sood's NPI, 1770697542, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Sood graduated from University of Tripoli School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Sood's Ohio license number on file is 35080181.

Dr. Sood's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center, at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 734-2011.

Dr. Sood's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Sood is also affiliated with Oroville Hospital. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sood to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sood practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Sood's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Sood is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sood's licenses on file in 4 states: Ohio, California, Texas and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary heart disease and sleep apnea among the conditions Dr. Sood treats.

CMS data shows 998 Medicare services from Dr. Sood across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 370 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,339 for them.

CMS counts 370 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sood in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 151 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.38, 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. Sood's median patient age at 65, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sood wrote 3,026 Medicare Part D claims for 221 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,827 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,091,245 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,629 claims across 39 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Sood for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sood accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sood as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 45 papers to Dr. Sood, published from 2002 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Hypertension, Pulmonary, Antihypertensive Agents and Double-Blind Method. Dr. Sood has published most often in Chest. Dr. Sood's most frequent co-authors are Murali M. Chakinala, MD, Vijay Purushoth Balasubramanian, MD and Charles Burger, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Sood to 20 clinical trials, 8 of them phase 3 studies. Conditions studied include Hypertension, Pulmonary, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biogen sponsors the most, 3.

CMS Open Payments shows 471 general payments to Dr. Sood from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. United Therapeutics Corporation paid the most, $81,744.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Sood, most recently Best Doctors in America in 2017.

Dr. Sood graduated from University of Tripoli School of Medicine in 1988.

Dr. Sood is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.