Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Oakland, CA
Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1497765069, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (California G050259, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Ellis Edelstein
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G050259 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 E 31St Street, Oakland, CA 94602
- Phone
- (510) 437-4323
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 437-5042
- Medicaid ID
- 00G0502590 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040802001643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Ellis Edelstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G050259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
2,439 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium196 claims
- Lisinopril98 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate67 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate67 claims
- Tivicay65 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: $17.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Ellis Edelstein among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Oakland → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Bernett, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981366460081
- Peter Binstock, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981487686838
- Devin Callister, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981376856757
- Jennifer Cheng, D.O.Walnut Creek, CA 945981669791612
- Bela Chheda, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981790717049
- Timothy Jang, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981801358775
- Silpa Jetty, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981164050266
- Bhavna Malik, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981437231537
Common questions
What is Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD's NPI number?
Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497765069, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 E 31St Street, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G050259, 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 Ellis Edelstein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Ellis Edelstein, MD had 2,439 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.