William Alexander Edwards, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · San Francisco, CA
William Alexander Edwards, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1700169570, issued on Sep 27, 2011. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Alexander Edwards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 26635 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1440 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (215) 906-9838
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170824000503); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Alexander Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $24.75
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Inpatient Specialists OF California PCOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Alexander Edwards among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
William Alexander Edwards, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
499 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 499 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
All 7,571 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
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- Thomas Cromwell, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151962458570
- Kathryn Demas, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151679651277
- Olaf Holoyda, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151548348139
- John Howse, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151699853291
- Kenneth Kampman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151124106711
Common questions
What is William Alexander Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Alexander Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700169570, issued on Sep 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Alexander Edwards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1440 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (215) 906-9838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Alexander Edwards, M.D.'s license?
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.
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.