Dr. David Allen Sears, MD

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

Dr. Sears' NPI, 1700045333, was assigned on June 9, 2008. Dr. Sears graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2007. Dr. Sears holds California license A116601.

Dr. Sears' 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. Sears' primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Sears is also affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sears to 1 more hospital and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sears practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Sears' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Sears is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sears' licenses on file in 3 states: California, Alaska and New York.

Dmand AI lists hiv/aids and sepsis among the conditions Dr. Sears treats.

CMS data shows 521 Medicare services from Dr. Sears across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 142 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,372 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 142 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sears in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 66 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 73% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.34, 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. Sears' median patient age at 61, with 15% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sears wrote 2,254 Medicare Part D claims for 96 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,767 of them, across 56 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,291,341 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,757 claims across 59 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Sears, published from 2011 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are HIV Infections, COVID-19 and California. Dr. Sears has published most often in J Gen Intern Med. Dr. Sears' most frequent co-authors are Brie Williams, MD, Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD and Christine Marie Durand.

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Sears from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $446.

Dr. Sears graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2007.

Dr. Sears is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.