Dr. Merve Postalcioglu, MD

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1316442056PAC ID1052668126
Medicare services, 2024
201
Medicare patients, 2024
110
Part D claims, 2024
33
Publications
5
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
Practice phone
Call (415) 206-8000
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Dr. Merve Postalcioglu is a nephrologist in San Francisco, California

Dr. Postalcioglu practices at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Postalcioglu's NPI, 1316442056, was assigned on March 26, 2018. Dr. Postalcioglu holds California license A173794.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1052668126
NPI enumeration date
March 26, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 206-8000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu practices at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California

Dr. Postalcioglu's primary practice is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, at 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 206-8000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Postalcioglu's primary practice is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA. Dr. Postalcioglu is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Postalcioglu to 1 more hospital and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Merve Postalcioglu is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Dr. Postalcioglu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Postalcioglu is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A173794 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Nephrologists near Dr. Postalcioglu

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu billed Medicare for 201 services in 2024

CMS data shows 201 Medicare services from Dr. Postalcioglu across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 110 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,870 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024201
Medicare patients110
Paid by Medicare$14,870
Procedure codes6

Dr. Postalcioglu's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits149
  2. Other services52

Dr. Postalcioglu compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Postalcioglu
  • California median
Medicare services
201vs 1,08481% below
Medicare patients
110vs 30764% below
Part D claims
407vs 95557% below

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Postalcioglu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu treated 110 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 110 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Postalcioglu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 57 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 56% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.88, 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. Postalcioglu's median patient age at 68, with 40% women.

Medicare patients, 2024110
Average age70
Average risk score4.88
Also on Medicaid56%

Dr. Postalcioglu's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Postalcioglu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4137%
  • Men6963%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Postalcioglu's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes61%
  5. Atrial fibrillation49%
  6. Ischemic heart disease45%
  7. Arthritis41%
  8. Heart failure41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Postalcioglu's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women40%
  • Men58%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Postalcioglu wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 19 drugs, with $10,366 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 822 claims across 35 drugs.

Part D claims, 202433
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$10,366
Part D patients18

Dr. Postalcioglu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic28 claims85%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims15%

Dr. Postalcioglu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2021

  • 2020
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 8222021: 40750%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2021, 35 in 2020.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Postalcioglu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 95of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 81of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Merve Postalcioglu has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Postalcioglu, published from 2018 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Postalcioglu's most frequent co-authors are Joachim Hanno Ix, MD, Michael George Shlipak, MD and Joseph Harry Antin, MD.

Papers5
Years published2018 to 2024

Dr. Postalcioglu's papers by year, 2018 to 2024

Dr. Postalcioglu's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Sources for Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's NPI number?

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's NPI number is 1316442056. It was assigned on March 26, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu?

Dr. Merve Postalcioglu is a nephrologist in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu practice?

Dr. Postalcioglu practices at 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110. Dr. Postalcioglu's primary practice is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA. Dmand AI also links Dr. Postalcioglu to 1 hospital and 4 medical groups.

What is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Postalcioglu is (415) 206-8000.

What is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's medical license number?

Dr. Postalcioglu holds California license A173794.

Which hospitals is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu affiliated with?

Dr. Postalcioglu practices at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, California. Dr. Postalcioglu is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. Dmand AI links Dr. Postalcioglu to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu part of?

Dr. Postalcioglu is linked to UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI links Dr. Postalcioglu to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Postalcioglu billed Medicare for 201 services in 2024, and Dr. Postalcioglu accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Postalcioglu as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Merve Postalcioglu's MIPS score?

Dr. Postalcioglu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu see?

CMS counts 110 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Postalcioglu in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Postalcioglu's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

What drugs does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Postalcioglu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril and Amlodipine Besylate.

How long has Dr. Merve Postalcioglu been practicing?

Dr. Postalcioglu graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Postalcioglu, published from 2018 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Merve Postalcioglu publish with?

Dr. Postalcioglu's most frequent co-authors are Joachim Hanno Ix, MD (2 shared papers), Michael George Shlipak, MD (2 shared papers) and Joseph Harry Antin, MD (1 shared paper).

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