NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gena Damento, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Gena Damento, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1013379189, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (California A151234, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013379189
Name
Gena Damento
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A151234 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
711 Van Ness Ave Ste 250, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone
(415) 600-3901
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

496 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

  1. Gena Damento496
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost75 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate56 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol55 claims
  4. Erythromycin45 claims
  5. Ofloxacin44 claims
  6. Ketorolac Tromethamine39 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: $81.68

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gena Damento$81.68
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Gena Damento among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Gena Damento, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2016, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Negin Agange, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021760741045
  2. Melvyn Bert, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021336236165
  3. Marc Cruciger, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021225121791
  4. Kevin Denny, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021427040732
  5. Matthew Denny, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021619351467
  6. Solomon Gelbart, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021558476978
  7. Dean Hirabayashi, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021598709313
  8. Anne Kutzscher, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021841819315

Common questions

What is Gena Damento, MD's NPI number?

Gena Damento, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013379189, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gena Damento, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Van Ness Ave Ste 250, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Phone: (415) 600-3901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gena Damento, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A151234, 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 Gena Damento, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gena Damento, MD had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.