Michael E. Abel, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Michael E. Abel, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1447253380, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (California G38707, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael E. Abel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- G38707 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118
- Phone
- (415) 668-0411
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 668-6352
- Medicaid ID
- 00G387070 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080819000555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael E. Abel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38707Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf125 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Metronidazole15 claims
- Sutab14 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 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): 86.5 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 one group practice
- San Francisco SurgicalSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael E. Abel among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California
Michael E. Abel, M.D. is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.
All 198 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yanek Chiu, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941181588667422
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- Laurence Yee, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941181053314989
- Hueylan Chern, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151942461645
- Emily Finlayson, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151083714802
- Jeffrey Sternberg, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151922001858
- James Stricker, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151942388541
- Edward Kim, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431922139898
Common questions
What is Michael E. Abel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael E. Abel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447253380, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael E. Abel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 California St, San Francisco, CA, 94118. Phone: (415) 668-0411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael E. Abel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G38707, 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 Michael E. Abel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael E. Abel, M.D. had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael E. Abel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.5 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.