Dr. Peter C. Belafsky, MD, PHD
ENT (Otolaryngology) (Otolaryngology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Tulane University School of Medicine (1994)
- Years since graduation
- 32
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 492
Licensed in California since 2001, 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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1994Medical school: Tulane University School of Medicine
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Otolaryngology Physician primary
CA license A76009 (first issued 2001; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA
Medical groups
- Regents of the Univ of Ca (1,584 clinicians)
- Regents of the University of California (567 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
- 492
- Services billed
- 1,270
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 236 | 142 |
| Other procedure on esophagus | 204 | 122 |
| Single contrast x-ray of esophagus | 124 | 124 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 103 | 90 |
| Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | 94 | 81 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 79 | 73 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 71 | 67 |
| Diagnostic exam of lung airway using an endoscope | 44 | 30 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 44 | 44 |
| Injection of drug into side of voice box using an endoscope | 41 | 22 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Sacramento, CA | 61 |
| Lansoprazole Other prescribers in Sacramento, CA | 31 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Sacramento, CA | 23 |
| Nystatin Other prescribers in Sacramento, CA | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.