Howard Belfer, MD
Neurology Physician · San Mateo, CA
Howard Belfer, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in San Mateo, California, and NPI 1740206457, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (California C41237, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Belfer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- C41237 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 N EL Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401
- Phone
- (650) 342-7604
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100323000371); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Belfer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C41237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
803 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam88 claims
- Topiramate60 claims
- Primidone52 claims
- Amantadine44 claims
- Gabapentin41 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er40 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
- County OF San MateoSan Mateo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Belfer among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Howard Belfer, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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- Marie Beaudin, MD MSCStanford, CA 943051831809904
- Daniela Fishbein, MDStanford, CA 943051902487333
- Pegah Kahaliardabili, MDStanford, CA 943051225666746
- Joanne Lau, MDStanford, CA 943051356960249
- Jung-Hyun Lee, MDStanford, CA 943051972244879
Common questions
What is Howard Belfer, MD's NPI number?
Howard Belfer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740206457, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Belfer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 N EL Camino Real, San Mateo, CA, 94401. Phone: (650) 342-7604. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Belfer, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C41237, 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 Howard Belfer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Belfer, MD had 803 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.