NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Clark, MD, PHD

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Aaron Clark, MD, PHD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1518295815, issued on Nov 24, 2009. Check the license (California A112222, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518295815
Name
Aaron Clark
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
A112222 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(866) 817-7463
Enumerated
Nov 24, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150807014890); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 Parnassus Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Abele, DPTPhysical Therapist1851648133
  2. Ian Adatia, MB CHBPediatric Cardiology Physician1427085299
  3. Daniel Adelman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922041821
  4. Joshua Adler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194781351
  5. Justin Ahn, M.D.Urology Physician1063755148
  6. Weiyun Ai, MDMedical Oncology Physician1649346842

Verify Aaron Clark in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

91 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Aaron Clark91
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen30 claims
  2. Gabapentin19 claims
  3. Naloxone Hcl18 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $27,024.66

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Carlsmed, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Clark$27,025
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron Clark among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Aaron Clark, MD, PHD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manish Aghi, MD PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431689647778
  2. Christopher Ames, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431265485155
  3. Mitchel Berger, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431538117981
  4. Nicholas Butowski, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431184681009
  5. Susan Chang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431346299518
  6. Nalin Gupta, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431811955438
  7. Evren Keles, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431407872674
  8. Praveen Mummaneni, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431407960099

Common questions

What is Aaron Clark, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Aaron Clark, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518295815, issued on Nov 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Clark, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (866) 817-7463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Clark, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A112222, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron Clark, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Clark, MD, PHD had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Aaron Clark, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.