NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ming Li Tsang, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Ming Li Tsang, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1497855159, issued on Sep 23, 2006. Check the license (California A96539, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497855159
Name
Ming Li Tsang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A96539 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
909 Hyde St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone
(415) 474-2162
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 474-2556
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061214000210); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 909 Hyde St.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Harlan Watkins, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1811074008

Verify Ming Li Tsang 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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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,744 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 148 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ming Tsang4,744
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium335 claims
  2. Jardiance127 claims
  3. Gabapentin125 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium124 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate93 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $6,105.72

243 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. 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.

  1. Ming Tsang$6,105.72
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ming Li Tsang among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ming Li Tsang, 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
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Galamba, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091003903089
  2. Susan GeorgeSan Francisco, CA 941091770636805
  3. Kristen HarveySan Francisco, CA 941091790968717
  4. Lawrence Shore, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091053347815
  5. Jean Pierre Valette, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091699129395
  6. Paul Abramson, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941081417977315
  7. Joaquin Barahona, M. D.San Francisco, CA 941101205895133
  8. Luis Bonilla, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101629019708

Common questions

What is Ming Li Tsang, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ming Li Tsang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497855159, issued on Sep 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ming Li Tsang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Hyde St., San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 474-2162. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ming Li Tsang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A96539, 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 Ming Li Tsang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ming Li Tsang, M.D. had 4,744 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.