Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Stanley Besser, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Stanley Besser, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1760490031, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (California C42115, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1760490031
Name
Stanley Besser
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C42115 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10243 Genetic Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone
(858) 526-6150
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10243 Genetic Center Dr

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

  1. Basil Abramowitz, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1104832047
  2. Courtney Aivati, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194157172
  3. Michelle Arnold, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1417921891
  4. Ronald Benz, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1043328503
  5. Eli BesserStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659843738
  6. Douglas Brewster, M.D.Pediatric Otolaryngology Physician1609848316

Verify Stanley Besser 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Stanley Besser17
  2. Specialty average3,519

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 73.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $159.85

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stanley Besser$159.85
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

753 family medicine physician records list a San Diego practice address

They are 753 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a San Diego practice address, and 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

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  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Stanley Besser, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stanley Besser, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760490031, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stanley Besser, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10243 Genetic Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 526-6150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stanley Besser, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C42115, 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 Stanley Besser, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stanley Besser, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stanley Besser, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.