Charles Burns, MD
Adult Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Charles Burns, MD is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1588651582, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (California G 46294, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Burns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License numbers
- G 46294 CA
010198 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2410 California St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 529-4050
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 291-0489
- Medicaid ID
- 336820099 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120906000490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Burns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G 46294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024
300 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Synthroid14 claims
- Losartan Potassium13 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate12 claims
- Lisinopril11 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
- One Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Burns among 386 adult medicine physician records in California
Charles Burns, MD is one of 386 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 69% 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, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 386 adult medicine physician records in California.
All 386 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Adult Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ricardo Alvarez, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101649352626
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- David Pepper, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101881776896
- Juan Posada, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101265496301
- Joel Samuels, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101225314487
Common questions
What is Charles Burns, MD's NPI number?
Charles Burns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588651582, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Burns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2410 California St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 529-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Burns, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G 46294, 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 Charles Burns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Burns, MD had 300 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.