Merve Postalcioglu, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Merve Postalcioglu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1316442056, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (California A173794, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merve Postalcioglu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A173794 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Potrero Ave. Bldg. 90, 2ND FL., San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (628) 206-4777
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230906003133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merve Postalcioglu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merve Postalcioglu among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Merve Postalcioglu, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Merve Postalcioglu, MD's NPI number?
Merve Postalcioglu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316442056, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merve Postalcioglu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave. Bldg. 90, 2ND FL., San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-4777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merve Postalcioglu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173794, 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 Merve Postalcioglu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merve Postalcioglu, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merve Postalcioglu, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.