David S. Straface, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Carmel, CA
David S. Straface, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Carmel, California, and NPI 1922178847, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (California G81903, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Straface
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G81903 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 The Crossroads, Carmel, CA 93923
- Phone
- (831) 718-9701
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080714000613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 275 The Crossroads
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David S. Straface in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl67 claims
- Losartan Potassium61 claims
- Simvastatin61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Montage Medical GroupCarmel, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David S. Straface among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
David S. Straface, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Carmel
They are 12 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Carmel, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David S. Straface, MD's NPI number?
David S. Straface, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922178847, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Straface, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 The Crossroads, Carmel, CA, 93923. Phone: (831) 718-9701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Straface, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81903, 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 S. Straface, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Straface, MD had 1,725 Medicare Part D claims for 487 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.