NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leah Tessler, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Leah Tessler, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1437111275, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (California A52654, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437111275
Name
Leah Tessler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A52654 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1199 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone
(415) 674-2600
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 674-2601
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Leah Tessler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

51 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Leah Tessler51
  2. Specialty average3,176

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 20.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Leah Tessler among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Leah Tessler, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Bossen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091558371260
  2. Gary Chan, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091699702324
  3. Guido Gores, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091528073996
  4. Edwin Hassid, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091033140702
  5. Gayatri Khanna, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091639191455
  6. Martin Liberman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091376530006
  7. Deborah Lindes, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091952323776
  8. Aravind Mani, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091932151941

Common questions

What is Leah Tessler, MD's NPI number?

Leah Tessler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437111275, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leah Tessler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1199 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 674-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leah Tessler, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A52654, 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 Leah Tessler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leah Tessler, MD had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leah Tessler, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 20.9 of 100. 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.

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