David A. Kessler, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · San Francisco, CA
David A. Kessler, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1538255765, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California G87076, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Kessler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- G87076 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-2342
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 00G870760 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G87076Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $52.84
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
David A. Kessler among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
David A. Kessler, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
514 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 514 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David A. Kessler, M.D.'s NPI number?
David A. Kessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538255765, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Kessler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-2342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Kessler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G87076, 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 A. Kessler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Kessler, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.