John P. Cello, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · San Francisco, CA
John P. Cello, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1346205168, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (California G26675, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John P. Cello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- G26675 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 353-1702
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 353-9656
- Medicaid ID
- 0G2667500 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1969
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John P. Cello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G26675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $211.78
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- 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).
John P. Cello among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
John P. Cello, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John P. Cello, MD's NPI number?
John P. Cello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346205168, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John P. Cello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-1702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John P. Cello, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G26675, 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 John P. Cello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John P. Cello, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John P. Cello, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.