Dr. David J. Epstein, MD
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Boston University School of Medicine (2011)
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 210
Licensed in California since 2012, 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
- 2011Medical school: Boston University School of Medicine
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Infectious Disease Physician primary
CA license A122144 (first issued 2012; current) -
Internal Medicine Physician
CA license A122144 (first issued 2012; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA
- Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA
Medical groups
- Stanford Health Care (3,122 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
- 210
- Services billed
- 680
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 190 | 100 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 188 | 70 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 110 | 49 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 70 | 49 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 59 | 56 |
| Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes | 45 | 45 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 11-20 minutes | 12 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 96 |
| Ertapenem (ertapenem sodium) | 80 |
| Ethambutol Hcl | 77 |
| Fluconazole Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 25 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 17 |
| Arikayce (amikacin liposomal/neb.accessr) | 16 |
| Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium) Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 16 |
| Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium (imipenem/cilastatin sodium) | 14 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA | 13 |
| Cefoxitin (cefoxitin sodium) | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.