Kara Bischoff, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · San Francisco, CA
Kara Bischoff, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1275868721, issued on Oct 15, 2009. Check the license (California A117106, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Bischoff
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- A117106 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Parnassus Ave Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94117
- Phone
- (415) 514-1966
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2022
- Fax
- (415) 502-8048
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120607000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 350 Parnassus Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kara Bischoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A117106Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
752 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 223 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin64 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl60 claims
- Buprenorphine43 claims
- Methylphenidate Hcl37 claims
- Fentanyl30 claims
- Trazodone Hcl28 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): 74.5 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kara Bischoff, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kara Bischoff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275868721, issued on Oct 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Bischoff, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Parnassus Ave Ste 300, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Phone: (415) 514-1966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Bischoff, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A117106, 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 Kara Bischoff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Bischoff, M.D. had 752 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara Bischoff, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.