Alexander Rose Disston, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Redwood City, CA
Alexander Rose Disston, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Redwood City, California, and NPI 1851554422, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (California CA91797, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Rose Disston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- CA91797 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA 94063
- Phone
- (650) 851-4900
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 995-1208
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091222000275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Arguello St
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Verify Alexander Rose Disston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license CA91797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen36 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncVallejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Rose Disston among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Alexander Rose Disston, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Redwood City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eldridge Batuyong, MDRedwood City, CA 940631639427321
- David Bradley, MDRedwood City, CA 940631104904754
- Deepak Chona, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631205369964
- Daniel Holtzman, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940631740504638
- M. Patricia Howson, MDRedwood City, CA 940631841378494
- Stephen Huffaker, MD, PHDRedwood City, CA 940631861713000
- Jonathan Lam, M.D., PH.D.Redwood City, CA 940631134250103
- Charles Lim, MDRedwood City, CA 940631235217886
Common questions
What is Alexander Rose Disston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Rose Disston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851554422, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Rose Disston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA, 94063. Phone: (650) 851-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Rose Disston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number CA91797, 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 Alexander Rose Disston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Rose Disston, M.D. had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.