Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD
Dermatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1760474894, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (California G53460, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucia R. Tuffanelli
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G53460 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108
- Phone
- (415) 781-4083
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 781-4104
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100524000302); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 450 Sutter St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lucia R. Tuffanelli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G53460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
2,305 Medicare Part D claims for 671 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide252 claims
- Ketoconazole246 claims
- Hydrocortisone133 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate127 claims
- Fluocinonide114 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented105 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,595.78
206 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Norman H Epstein MD, John H Epstein MD, And Denny L Tuffanelli MD, IncSan 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 Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD's NPI number?
Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760474894, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, 94108. Phone: (415) 781-4083. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G53460, 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 Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD had 2,305 Medicare Part D claims for 671 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lucia R. Tuffanelli, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.
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.