NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Limb, M.D.

Otolaryngology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Charles Limb, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1780629717, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (California C136123, 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
1780629717
Name
Charles Limb
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
License numbers
C136123 CA
D59547 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2380 Sutter St FL 3, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 353-2757
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 353-2603
Medicaid ID
400529500 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150618002527); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 1996
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 2380 Sutter St FL 3

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

  1. Rupali Das, MD, MPHPreventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician1194800755
  2. Kidong Kim, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023703196
  3. Robert Kosnik, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1417982737
  4. Kali Koziol, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1356956460
  5. Mark Miller, MDPediatrics Physician1306048475
  6. Nicholas Oberlies, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1639745029

Verify Charles Limb 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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Charles Limb319
  2. Specialty average541

Most prescribed

  1. Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid30 claims
  2. Nortriptyline Hcl29 claims
  3. Venlafaxine Hcl Er28 claims
  4. Acetazolamide24 claims
  5. Clonazepam21 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone18 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $5,096.26

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Med-EL Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Limb$5,096.26
  2. Specialty average$1,922.50

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. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
  2. University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

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

Charles Limb among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California

Charles Limb, M.D. is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology Physician providers in California

There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.

The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jolie Chang, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151083856967
  2. Jonathan George, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151437485166
  3. Sumeer Gupta, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151023196698
  4. Chase HeatonSan Francisco, CA 941151063748911
  5. Salvatore Iaquinta, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151215009972
  6. James Klein, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151225126998
  7. Edward Manace, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151881769479
  8. Stanley Mui, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151972681526

Common questions

What is Charles Limb, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles Limb, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780629717, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Limb, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2380 Sutter St FL 3, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 353-2757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Limb, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C136123, 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 Limb, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Limb, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charles Limb, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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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