NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1447526454, issued on Mar 24, 2012. Check the license (California A160929, 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
1447526454
Name
Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A160929 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 16TH St, San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone
(414) 266-2000
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2012
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190702003008); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2012
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 550 16TH St

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

  1. Lawrence Chang, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1619471893
  2. Christina Coleman Abadi, D.O.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1023372224
  3. Emily Frank, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1306231618
  4. David Hayashida, MDPediatrics Physician1407925159
  5. Paulina Horvei, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1447666177
  6. Zachary Hutchinson, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1093212789

Verify Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carmen Cobb-Walch74
  2. Specialty average3,176

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 2 group practices

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
  2. Ucsf Pediatrics AssociatesSan Francisco, CA

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

Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Riley Bove, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581053516625
  2. Arjun Desai, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581649599952
  3. Gladys Dychiao, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581407943392
  4. Margie Lim, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581093728909
  5. James Lin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581578806295
  6. Mai Sedki, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581760844286
  7. Orlando Zepeda, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581821416355
  8. Firoozeh Parsa Nezhad, MDSan Francisco, CA 941611104969229

Common questions

What is Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch's NPI number?

Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447526454, issued on Mar 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 16TH St, San Francisco, CA, 94158. Phone: (414) 266-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch's license?

NPPES lists California license number A160929, 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 Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carmen Elena Cobb-Walch had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.