Dr. Emily Virginia Anne Finlayson, MD

Dr. Finlayson practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Finlayson's NPI, 1083714802, was assigned on September 22, 2006. Dr. Finlayson graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1997. Dr. Finlayson holds California license A68290.

Dr. Finlayson's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Finlayson's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. The medical group on file is UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Finlayson to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Finlayson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Finlayson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Finlayson is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Finlayson's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Michigan and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists colon removal and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Finlayson treats.

CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Finlayson across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 74 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,116 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Finlayson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 33 patients. 64% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Finlayson's median patient age at 55, with 40% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Finlayson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Finlayson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Finlayson as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 131 papers to Dr. Finlayson, published from 2007 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 16. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Medicare and Frailty. Dr. Finlayson has published most often in JAMA Surg. Dr. Finlayson's most frequent co-authors are Anne Michelle Suskind, MD, Louise Christie Walter, MD and Kenneth Eugene Covinsky, MD.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Finlayson, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Finlayson graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1997. Dr. Finlayson is a member of ACS.

Dr. Finlayson is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.