Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1558476978, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (California G039883, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Solomon Samuel Gelbart
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G039883 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Phone
- (415) 982-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Fax
- (415) 982-2011
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070130000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Solomon Samuel Gelbart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G039883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost383 claims
- Timolol Maleate160 claims
- Cyclosporine117 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol115 claims
- Bimatoprost106 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Solomon Samuel Gelbart among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D.'s NPI number?
Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558476978, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Post St, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Phone: (415) 982-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G039883, 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 Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Solomon Samuel Gelbart, M.D. had 1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.