Sanaz Gidfar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Sanaz Gidfar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1588023469, issued on Feb 19, 2016. Check the license (California A195283, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sanaz Gidfar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A195283 CA
470723 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 521 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Fax
- (415) 476-4818
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241011000961); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sanaz Gidfar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A195283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.8 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sanaz Gidfar among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sanaz Gidfar, M.D. 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 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- 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 Sanaz Gidfar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sanaz Gidfar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588023469, issued on Feb 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sanaz Gidfar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sanaz Gidfar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A195283, 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 Sanaz Gidfar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sanaz Gidfar, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sanaz Gidfar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 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.