Phillip Telefus, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA
Phillip Telefus, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1700129889, issued on Mar 27, 2013. Check the license (California A142788, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip Telefus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- A142788 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA 95119
- Phone
- (408) 972-3364
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210222002445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 250 Hospital Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristine AmiiPhysical Therapist1356696975
- Franklin Amog, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1376408914
- Rachel AranzasoSocial Worker1740659366
- Robert Atienza, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1609134725
- Elizabeth BaileyDietary Manager1346388758
- Heather BlakeCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750771168
Verify Phillip Telefus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A142788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen29 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl13 claims
- Methocarbamol11 claims
- Naproxen11 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: $765.46
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phillip Telefus among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California
Phillip Telefus, MD is one of 219 interventional pain medicine 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 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.
All 219 in California → Every provider in San Jose → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harpreet Singh, M.D.San Jose, CA 951381346223823
- Nader Achackzad, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501831375302
- Jeffrey Mansoor, MDStockton, CA 952031750316295
- Alex Phan, MDStockton, CA 952041316091531
- Peter Abaci, MDLos Gatos, CA 950321447200761
- Ravi Pankhaniya, M.D.Stockton, CA 952191992902670
- Elvia Cadena, PACampbell, CA 950081568949816
- Roozbeh Ahmadi, M.D.Lodi, CA 952401134657943
Common questions
What is Phillip Telefus, MD's NPI number?
Phillip Telefus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700129889, issued on Mar 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip Telefus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA, 95119. Phone: (408) 972-3364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip Telefus, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A142788, 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 Phillip Telefus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip Telefus, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.