Robert Thomas Short, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Robert Thomas Short, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1003492687, issued on Mar 23, 2021. Check the license (California A190881, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Thomas Short
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A190881 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-1529
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Thomas Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A190881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 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.
Robert Thomas Short among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Robert Thomas Short, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
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Common questions
What is Robert Thomas Short, MD's NPI number?
Robert Thomas Short, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003492687, issued on Mar 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Thomas Short, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1529. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Thomas Short, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A190881, 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 Robert Thomas Short, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Thomas Short, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.