Dr. Michelle L. Li, MD

  • San Francisco, CA
  • General surgeon
NPI1275520819PAC ID5698755288
Medicare services, 2024
498
Medicare patients, 2024
238
Part D claims, 2024
44
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
92
Practice address
3700 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118
Practice phone
Call (415) 600-6200
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

California Pacific Medical Center

San Francisco, California

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Dr. Michelle L. Li is a general surgeon in San Francisco, California

Dr. Li practices at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California.

Dr. Li's NPI, 1275520819, was assigned on September 29, 2005. Dr. Li graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Li holds California license A69093.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5698755288
NPI enumeration date
September 29, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 600-6200
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

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

Dr. Michelle L. Li practices at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California

Dr. Li's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Center, at 3700 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 600-6200.

  • California Pacific Medical Center
    3700 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118 · San Francisco CountyPhone(415) 600-6200

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michelle L. Li is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Li's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California. Dr. Li is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus. The medical group on file is San Francisco Surgical Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michelle L. Li's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
California Pacific Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Michelle L. Li is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California

Surgery is Dr. Li's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Li is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Li is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A69093 · 1999 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Li treats.

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

Dr. Michelle L. Li billed Medicare for 498 services in 2024

CMS data shows 498 Medicare services from Dr. Li across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 238 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,514 for them.

Medicare services, 2024498
Medicare patients238
Paid by Medicare$68,514
Procedure codes9

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3872024: 3851%
Surgery
2023: 1222024: 1137%

Where Dr. Li's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office30561%
  • In a facility19339%

Dr. Li compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Li
  • California median
Medicare services
498vs 1663.0 times
Medicare patients
238vs 12197% above
Part D claims
27vs 3421% below

Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Li'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. Michelle L. Li treated 238 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Li's median patient age at 64, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024238
Average age75
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid36%

Dr. Li's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Li's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15465%
  • Men8435%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis38%
  4. Diabetes32%
  5. Chronic kidney disease29%
  6. Mood disorders26%
  7. Atrial fibrillation24%
  8. Depression24%

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

Dr. Li's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men33%

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

Dr. Michelle L. Li wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Li wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 27 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $92 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202444
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$92
Part D patients21

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

  • Generic42 claims95%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims5%

Dr. Li's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

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. Li's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids25%11 of 44 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, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 272023: 27No change

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2023, 2 in 2022.

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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. Michelle L. Li scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Li for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Li accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Li as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Li's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 74.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 83of 100Cost

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

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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

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

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Dr. Michelle L. Li has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Li, published from 2012 to 2019. Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey A. Norton, MD, Vivian Yoo Jung Chang, MD and John Patrick Chute, MD.

Papers7
Years published2012 to 2019

Dr. Li's papers by year, 2012 to 2019

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Li

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

Dr. Michelle L. Li received $1,118 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Li from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $524.

General payments to Dr. Li by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Li the most, 2016 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. Michelle L. Li has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Li, most recently ACS Fellow in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Li

  1. 2012
    • ACS Fellow
  2. Undated
    • CMS Stage 1 2012

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michelle L. Li graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine

Dr. Li graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Li is a member of ACS and SLS.

  1. Medical schoolUC San Diego School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michelle L. Li accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Li is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Li accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare10
  2. PPO10
  3. HMO7
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michelle L. Li'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Michelle L. Li's NPI number?

Dr. Michelle L. Li's NPI number is 1275520819. It was assigned on September 29, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michelle L. Li?

Dr. Michelle L. Li is a general surgeon in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Michelle L. Li practice?

Dr. Li practices at 3700 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118. Dr. Li's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Michelle L. Li's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Li is (415) 600-6200.

What is Dr. Michelle L. Li's medical license number?

Dr. Li holds California license A69093.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michelle L. Li affiliated with?

Dr. Li is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Li to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Michelle L. Li part of?

Dr. Li is linked to San Francisco Surgical Medical Group.

Does Dr. Michelle L. Li accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Li billed Medicare for 498 services in 2024, and Dr. Li accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Michelle L. Li offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Michelle L. Li's MIPS score?

Dr. Li's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michelle L. Li see?

CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Michelle L. Li board certified?

Yes. Dr. Li is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Michelle L. Li bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Li's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Michelle L. Li go to medical school?

Dr. Li graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Michelle L. Li prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Li's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Michelle L. Li received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,118 in general payments to Dr. Li from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Michelle L. Li been practicing?

Dr. Li graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Michelle L. Li do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Li, published from 2012 to 2019.

Who does Dr. Michelle L. Li publish with?

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey A. Norton, MD (2 shared papers), Vivian Yoo Jung Chang, MD (1 shared paper) and John Patrick Chute, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Michelle L. Li accept?

Dr. Li is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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