Joanna Sharpless, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · San Francisco, CA
Joanna Sharpless, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1629465851, issued on Apr 26, 2015. Check the license (California A172467, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Sharpless
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License numbers
- A172467 CA
279549 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 Parnassus Ave # 14L, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-4838
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210518001580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 505 Parnassus Ave # 14L
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adria LamHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1952989337
Verify Joanna Sharpless in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A172467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanna Sharpless among 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in California
Joanna Sharpless, M.D. is one of 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.
All 128 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kara Bischoff, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171275868721
- Dov Shalman, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151336482330
- Amanda Harris, FNP-BCSan Francisco, CA 941071871199547
- David Tran, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940861154740819
- James Smith, DORedwood City, CA 940631629560909
- Samson Wong, DORedwood City, CA 940631740749530
- Paulino Cruz, MDPacifica, CA 940441083829048
- Satya ChelamkuriMountain View, CA 940401063672244
Common questions
What is Joanna Sharpless, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna Sharpless, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629465851, issued on Apr 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Sharpless, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave # 14L, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-4838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Sharpless, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A172467, 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.
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.