Edward James Collins, M.D
Urology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Edward James Collins, M.D is a urology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1265533475, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (California G21474, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward James Collins
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- G21474 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2186 Geary Blvd Ste 214, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 922-3255
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2022
- Fax
- (415) 922-2527
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward James Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G21474Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
769 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl355 claims
- Finasteride153 claims
- Gemtesa111 claims
- Tadalafil26 claims
- Potassium Citrate Er21 claims
- Myrbetriq14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $360.52
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Edward James Collins among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Edward James Collins, M.D is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
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- Stuart Rosenberg, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151346344397
Common questions
What is Edward James Collins, M.D's NPI number?
Edward James Collins, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265533475, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward James Collins, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2186 Geary Blvd Ste 214, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 922-3255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward James Collins, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number G21474, 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 Edward James Collins, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward James Collins, M.D had 769 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward James Collins, M.D's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.