Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1063435741, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (California G20623, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Edward Hoffman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G20623 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 969-5600
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2025
- Fax
- (650) 969-0360
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080815000334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Edward Hoffman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G20623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,738.99
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Palo Alto Dermatology InstitutePalo Alto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Edward Hoffman among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Adams, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011679643928
- David Deneau, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011770594699
- John Doux, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011205856473
- Karen Han, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011811908692
- Gordon Herron, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011427069228
- Kathleen Kramer, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011902817711
- Julie Letsinger, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011871541565
- Anne Miller, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011831100544
Common questions
What is Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063435741, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 High St, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 969-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G20623, 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 Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Edward Hoffman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.