Dr. Merisa L. Piper, MD

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

Dr. Piper's NPI, 1538459888, was assigned on April 7, 2011. Dr. Piper graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Piper holds California license A123958.

Dr. Piper'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. Piper'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 Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Piper to 4 more group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Piper practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Piper's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Piper is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Piper's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Piper treats.

CMS data shows 81 Medicare services from Dr. Piper across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 77 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,181 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Piper in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 70% of them have cancer, and 61% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.52, 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. Piper's median patient age at 56, with 89% women.

In 2024, Dr. Piper wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Piper for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Piper accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Piper as offering telehealth. CMS counts 35 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Piper, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 56 papers to Dr. Piper, published from 2007 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mammaplasty and Mastectomy. Dr. Piper has published most often in Ann Plast Surg. Dr. Piper's most frequent co-authors are Nisha Parmeshwar, MD, Laura J. Esserman, MD and Robert D. Foster, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 121 general payments to Dr. Piper from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Sientra, Inc. paid the most, $10,591.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Piper, most recently AOA Inductee 2011 in 2011.

Dr. Piper graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Piper is a member of AOA and ACS.

Dr. Piper is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.