David Alan Spain, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Palo Alto, CA
David Alan Spain, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1427190412, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (California G86272, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alan Spain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- G86272 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 00G862720 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101202000844); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Alan Spain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G86272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl13 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): 76.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,990.66
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareRedwood City, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David Alan Spain among 160 surgical critical care physician records in California
David Alan Spain, M.D. is one of 160 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 28% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2009 among the 127 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in California
There are 160 surgical critical care physician records in California.
All 160 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kristan Staudenmayer, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041447345020
- Thomas Weiser, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041144201625
- Carla Carvalho, MDStanford, CA 943051831331578
- Harrison Chau, MDStanford, CA 943051356878458
- Malerie Pratt, MDStanford, CA 943051700380110
- Gerald Wang, DOStanford, CA 943051639630874
Common questions
What is David Alan Spain, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Alan Spain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427190412, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alan Spain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alan Spain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G86272, 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 Alan Spain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alan Spain, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Alan Spain, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.