Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians (July 2021)

Organization named: Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of July 16, 2021.

Organization as reported: Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Paper/Films
Submission date: July 16, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12007, row:3146)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians, reported that documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,717 individuals were found in the custody of an unauthorized person. The PHI involved included names and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional physical safeguards to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,717 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date July 16, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2021-07-16Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12007)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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