Joseph F. Elson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Joseph F. Elson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1376695593, issued on Jan 17, 2007. Check the license (California G57765, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph F. Elson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G57765 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Ofarrell St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 833-2000
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G577650 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101207001380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph F. Elson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G57765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
133 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph F. Elson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Joseph F. Elson, MD is one of 17,133 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X 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 Joseph F. Elson, MD's NPI number?
Joseph F. Elson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376695593, issued on Jan 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph F. Elson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Ofarrell St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 833-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph F. Elson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G57765, 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 Joseph F. Elson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph F. Elson, MD had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.