NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Quintana, MD

Neurology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Carlos Quintana, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1740261627, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (California A85648, 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
1740261627
Name
Carlos Quintana
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
A85648 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2250 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone
(415) 751-7753
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 751-7801
Medicaid ID
00A856480 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060725000276); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2002
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 2250 Hayes Street

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

  1. Benjamin Maeck, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487720454
  2. Charles Starrett, DPMPodiatrist1023120565

Verify Carlos Quintana 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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

4,346 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 352 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Quintana4,346
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl209 claims
  2. Gabapentin190 claims
  3. Lamotrigine163 claims
  4. Rivastigmine157 claims
  5. Clopidogrel118 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate104 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $3,454.87

173 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Quintana$3,454.87
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Dignity HealthSan Francisco, CA
  2. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA

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

Carlos Quintana among 2,339 neurology physician records in California

Carlos Quintana, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pressley Chakales, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171093344988
  2. Mary Genevieve, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171871598706
  3. Sheetal Hegde, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171689203010
  4. William Jagust, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171265765622
  5. Jaehyun Kim, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171639602618
  6. Donald Kitt, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171477641090
  7. Zachary Miller, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171780794602
  8. Bruce Miller, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171932219094

Common questions

What is Carlos Quintana, MD's NPI number?

Carlos Quintana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740261627, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Quintana, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2250 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Phone: (415) 751-7753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Quintana, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A85648, 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 Carlos Quintana, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Quintana, MD had 4,346 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carlos Quintana, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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