Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Robert Howard Patton, MD

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1689659195

Robert Howard Patton, MD practises Internal Medicine in Salinas, California. Qualified in 1976, 50 years ago. Practices with Svmhs Clinics, a 260-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
50
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

355 Abbott St 100
Salinas, CA 93901-4483 Not confirmed with CMS for 15 years — call before visiting
Phone: (831) 751-7070
Fax: (831) 751-7050
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Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence C38319 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1689659195
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 8, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMarch 1, 2011

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1976 (50 years in practice)
Group practice Svmhs Clinics — 260 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients6,034
Services billed 11,608 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $907 47 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Salinas Valley Health Medical Center Hospital · Salinas, CA

Colleagues at Svmhs Clinics

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 260 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

Other providers in Salinas