Dana Gersten, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Berkeley, CA
Dana Gersten, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1033536404, issued on Mar 24, 2014. Check the license (California 158980, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana Gersten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 158980 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1711 Ward St, Berkeley, CA 94703
- Phone
- (541) 386-3911
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220104001303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana Gersten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 158980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Metformin Hcl84 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium47 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Lisinopril44 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): 91 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lifelong Medical CareBerkeley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana Gersten among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Dana Gersten, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 77 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Dana Gersten, MD's NPI number?
Dana Gersten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033536404, issued on Mar 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana Gersten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1711 Ward St, Berkeley, CA, 94703. Phone: (541) 386-3911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana Gersten, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 158980, 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 Dana Gersten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana Gersten, MD had 1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dana Gersten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.
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.