NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H

Hospitalist Physician · San Francisco, CA

Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1710296371, issued on Sep 30, 2010. Check the license (California A105377, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710296371
Name
Benjamin Norman Bristow
Credential
MD, MPH, DTM&H
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
A105377 CA
M1997 GU
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2425 Geary Blvd # M160, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 833-3034
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 833-4983
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2425 Geary Blvd # M160

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

  1. Sunaina DowrayStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578980652
  2. Ryan Guinness, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871987131
  3. Blake Henderson, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992064893
  4. Ami KapadiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992091979
  5. Rosemary Ku, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1710250121
  6. Phuong-Quang Lam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871096669

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  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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,822 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Bristow1,822
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium78 claims
  3. Gabapentin75 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate59 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate57 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate54 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.

Benjamin Norman Bristow among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan Alexander, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151811075450
  2. Elizabeth Andrews, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151023196631
  3. Deborah Chiarucci, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151043398647
  4. Joel Cho, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151568541696
  5. Reynaldo Cordero, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151538247192
  6. Pam Grewall, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151578580445
  7. Brian Hoberman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151952489551
  8. Jinwoo Kim, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151336227974

Common questions

What is Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H's NPI number?

Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710296371, issued on Sep 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Geary Blvd # M160, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 833-3034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H's license?

NPPES lists California license number A105377, 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 Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Norman Bristow, MD, MPH, DTM&H had 1,822 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.