Dr. Nicolas K. Gioffre, M.D.
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
4077 Fifth Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
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San Diego County includes primary care (1% of residents) and mental health (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 352
Licensed in California since 2018, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
CA license A157522 (first issued 2018; current) -
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
CA license A157522 (first issued 2018; current) - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA
Medical groups
- Scripps Health (1,433 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 352
- Services billed
- 780
- Patients’ average age
- 81
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 400 | 131 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 102 | 91 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 71 | 57 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 46 | 45 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 36 | 20 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 18 | 18 |
| Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes | 18 | 17 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 44 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 36 |
| Finasteride Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 17 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 15 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa (carbidopa/levodopa) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 14 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 14 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 13 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 13 |
| Citalopram Hbr (citalopram hydrobromide) Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 13 |
| Potassium Chloride Other prescribers in San Diego, CA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.