Michael B. Potter, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Michael B. Potter, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1952347288, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (California G72832, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael B. Potter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G72832 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1569 Sloat Blvd, Suite 333, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 353-9339
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 353-3450
- Medicaid ID
- 00G728320 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080228000213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael B. Potter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,686 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium293 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate246 claims
- Metformin Hcl141 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate107 claims
- Losartan Potassium90 claims
- Lisinopril83 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $115.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan 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).
Michael B. Potter among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Michael B. Potter, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Laura Hill-Sakurai, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431689622078
- Sagar Kadakia, DOSan Francisco, CA 941431154909240
- Jirayut Latthivongskorn, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA 941431508422403
- James Radford, DO, DCSan Francisco, CA 941431023188026
- Heidi Reetz, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431295901072
Common questions
What is Michael B. Potter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael B. Potter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952347288, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael B. Potter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1569 Sloat Blvd, Suite 333, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-9339. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael B. Potter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G72832, 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 B. Potter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael B. Potter, M.D. had 2,686 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael B. Potter, 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.