Dr. Vivek Murthy, MD

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1023451861PAC ID1153614433
Medicare services, 2024
288
Medicare patients, 2024
60
Part D claims, 2024
238
Publications
8
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143
Practice phone
Call (415) 353-2733
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Primary practice

UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights

Hospital · San Francisco, California

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Dr. Vivek Murthy is a rheumatologist in San Francisco, California

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

Dr. Murthy's NPI, 1023451861, was assigned on April 11, 2013. Dr. Murthy graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Murthy holds California license A133777.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1153614433
NPI enumeration date
April 11, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 353-2733
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. Vivek Murthy practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California

Dr. Murthy'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.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Vivek Murthy is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Murthy'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. Murthy to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vivek Murthy's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus HeightsAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vivek Murthy is one of 821 rheumatologists in California

Rheumatology is Dr. Murthy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Murthy is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Murthy's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A133777 · 2014 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RR0500X
  • Internal medicine, MarylandLicense D81453 · 2016 to 2021 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Murthy

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

Dr. Vivek Murthy billed Medicare for 288 services in 2024

CMS data shows 288 Medicare services from Dr. Murthy across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 60 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,680 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024288
Medicare patients60
Paid by Medicare$20,680
Procedure codes3

Dr. Murthy's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 02024: 145
Office and hospital visits
2023: 962024: 14349%

Dr. Murthy compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Murthy
  • California median
Medicare services
288vs 90068% below
Medicare patients
60vs 21672% below
Part D claims
150vs 96284% below

Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Murthy'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. Vivek Murthy treated 60 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 60 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Murthy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, 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. Murthy's median patient age at 66, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 202460
Average age71
Average risk score1.93
Also on Medicaid33%

Dr. Murthy's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Murthy's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3558%
  • Men2542%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure65%
  3. Arthritis58%
  4. Chronic kidney disease42%
  5. Mood disorders32%
  6. Depression28%
  7. Osteoporosis25%
  8. Diabetes23%

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

Dr. Murthy's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men36%

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

Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Murthy wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 150 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $174,074 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 133 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024238
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$174,074
Part D patients41

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

  • Generic195 claims82%
  • Brand-name43 claims18%

Dr. Murthy's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Murthy's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics10%24 of 238 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1332024: 15013%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 7 in 2023.

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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. Vivek Murthy scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Murthy for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Murthy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Murthy as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Murthy's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 81.1of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 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. Vivek Murthy has 8 publications on record

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Murthy, published from 2017 to 2023. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Physicians. Dr. Murthy has published most often in Am J Med. Dr. Murthy's most frequent co-authors are Daniel J. Brotman, MD, Gurpreet Singh Dhaliwal, MD and Ramzi Emanuel Dudum, MD, MPH.

Papers8
Years published2017 to 2023

Dr. Murthy's papers by year, 2017 to 2023

Topics Dr. Murthy writes about most

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Dr. Murthy's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Murthy

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

Dr. Vivek Murthy received $162 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Murthy from 2 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $138.

General payments to Dr. Murthy by program year, 2022 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Murthy the most, 2022 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Vivek Murthy graduated from New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Murthy graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2013.

  1. Medical schoolNew York University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in rheumatologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Vivek Murthy accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Dr. Murthy is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • Molina

Plan types Dr. Murthy accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Vivek Murthy'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
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vivek Murthy's NPI number?

Dr. Vivek Murthy's NPI number is 1023451861. It was assigned on April 11, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vivek Murthy?

Dr. Vivek Murthy is a rheumatologist in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Vivek Murthy practice?

Dr. Murthy practices at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143. Dr. Murthy's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Murthy to 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Vivek Murthy's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Murthy is (415) 353-2733.

What is Dr. Vivek Murthy's medical license number?

Dr. Murthy holds California license A133777, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Vivek Murthy been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Murthy in California (2014 to 2026) and Maryland (2016 to 2021).

Which hospitals is Dr. Vivek Murthy affiliated with?

Dr. Murthy practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California.

What medical group is Dr. Vivek Murthy part of?

Dr. Murthy is linked to UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI links Dr. Murthy to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Vivek Murthy accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Murthy billed Medicare for 288 services in 2024, and Dr. Murthy accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Vivek Murthy offer telehealth?

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

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What is Dr. Vivek Murthy's MIPS score?

Dr. Murthy's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vivek Murthy see?

CMS counts 60 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Murthy in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Vivek Murthy board certified?

Yes. Dr. Murthy is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Vivek Murthy bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Murthy's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Vivek Murthy go to medical school?

Dr. Murthy graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2013.

What drugs does Dr. Vivek Murthy prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Murthy's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Allopurinol and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.

Has Dr. Vivek Murthy received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $162 in general payments to Dr. Murthy from 2 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Vivek Murthy been practicing?

Dr. Murthy graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Vivek Murthy do research?

Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Murthy, published from 2017 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Vivek Murthy publish with?

Dr. Murthy's most frequent co-authors are Daniel J. Brotman, MD (1 shared paper), Gurpreet Singh Dhaliwal, MD (1 shared paper) and Ramzi Emanuel Dudum, MD, MPH (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Vivek Murthy accept?

Dr. Murthy is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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