David Gershfield, MD
Neurology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
David Gershfield, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1033226758, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A74994, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Gershfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A74994 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 321-4121
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040608001077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Gershfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
845 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa128 claims
- Donepezil Hcl75 claims
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Memantine Hcl41 claims
- Levetiracetam40 claims
- Prednisone37 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,813.87
114 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationStanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Gershfield among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
David Gershfield, 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
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Common questions
What is David Gershfield, MD's NPI number?
David Gershfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033226758, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Gershfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Gershfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A74994, 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 David Gershfield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Gershfield, MD had 845 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.