Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield, MD

  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1053403774PAC ID4789633884
Medicare services, 2024
49,310
Medicare patients, 2024
2,268
Part D claims, 2024
5,024
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
99
Practice address
225 Prado Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Practice phone
Call (805) 786-2500
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Primary practice

Urology Associates of the Central Coast

San Luis Obispo, California

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Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield is a urologist in San Luis Obispo, California

Dr. Canfield practices at Urology Associates of the Central Coast in San Luis Obispo, California.

Dr. Canfield's NPI, 1053403774, was assigned on September 29, 2006. Dr. Canfield graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Canfield holds California license G64478.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4789633884
NPI enumeration date
September 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 786-2500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield practices at Urology Associates of the Central Coast in San Luis Obispo, California

Dr. Canfield's primary practice is Urology Associates of the Central Coast, at 225 Prado Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 in San Luis Obispo County. The practice phone is (805) 786-2500.

  • Urology Associates of the Central Coast
    225 Prado Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 · San Luis Obispo CountyPhone(805) 786-2500

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

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Canfield's primary practice is Urology Associates of the Central Coast in San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Canfield is also affiliated with Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center. The medical group on file is Urology Associates of the Central Coast. Dmand AI also links Dr. Canfield 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. Craig Wesley Canfield's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Urology Associates of the Central CoastAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield is one of 1,395 urologists in California

Urology is Dr. Canfield's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Canfield is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Canfield is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G64478 · 1988 to 2026 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, bladder removal, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney disease and kidney removal surgery among the conditions Dr. Canfield treats.

Urologists near Dr. Canfield

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

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield billed Medicare for 49,310 services in 2024

CMS data shows 49,310 Medicare services from Dr. Canfield across 42 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,268 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $781,915 for them.

Medicare services, 202449,310
Medicare patients2,268
Paid by Medicare$781,915
Procedure codes42

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 57,8232024: 40,91429%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3,8702024: 3,6905%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2,2492024: 1,74123%
Other services
2023: 392024: 1,4623649%
Surgery
2023: 1,5082024: 1,15423%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2792024: 2684%
Imaging
2023: 742024: 819%

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

  • In an office49,162100%
  • In a facility1480%

Dr. Canfield compared with the California median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Canfield
  • California median
Medicare services
49,310vs 1,05047.0 times
Medicare patients
2,268vs 3466.6 times
Part D claims
4,865vs 6427.6 times

Medians across 1,310 urologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Canfield'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. Craig Wesley Canfield treated 2,268 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 2,268 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Canfield in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 975 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Canfield's median patient age at 74, with 23% women.

Medicare patients, 20242,268
Average age76
Average risk score1.10
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Canfield's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Canfield's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women60627%
  • Men1,66273%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Cancer28%
  5. Ischemic heart disease26%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Atrial fibrillation20%

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

Dr. Canfield's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women23%
  • Men77%

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

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield wrote 5,024 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Canfield wrote 5,024 Medicare Part D claims for 1,078 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,865 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,178,051 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,610 claims across 42 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,024
Drugs named by CMS41
Total drug cost$2.2M
Part D patients1,078

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

  • Generic4,295 claims85%
  • Brand-name708 claims14%
  • Other21 claims0%

Dr. Canfield'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. Canfield's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%113 of 5,024 claims
  • Antibiotics6%285 of 5,024 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: 4,6102024: 4,8656%

Drugs named by CMS: 41 in 2024, 42 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. Craig Wesley Canfield scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Canfield for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Canfield accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Canfield as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Canfield, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Canfield's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 99of 100Final score
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Canfield ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
90th percentile29 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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. Craig Wesley Canfield has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Canfield.

Papers4

Recent publications by Dr. Canfield

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

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield received $51,220 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 894 general payments to Dr. Canfield from 74 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $12,959.

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

General payments to Dr. Canfield by kind, 2016 to 2025

$51.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$23,72746%
  • Consulting fees$16,03631%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$6,75013%
  • Travel and lodging$3,6997%
  • Education$1,0082%

Companies that paid Dr. Canfield 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. Craig Wesley Canfield has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Canfield, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Canfield

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 2012
  2. 1987
    • Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Canfield graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Canfield is a member of AOA and AUA.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Canfield is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Canfield accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield'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. Craig Wesley Canfield's NPI number?

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield's NPI number is 1053403774. It was assigned on September 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield?

Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield is a urologist in San Luis Obispo, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield practice?

Dr. Canfield practices at 225 Prado Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Dr. Canfield's primary practice is Urology Associates of the Central Coast in San Luis Obispo, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Canfield to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Canfield is (805) 786-2500.

What is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield's medical license number?

Dr. Canfield holds California license G64478.

Which hospitals is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield affiliated with?

Dr. Canfield is affiliated with Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Canfield to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield part of?

Dr. Canfield is linked to Urology Associates of the Central Coast.

Does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Canfield billed Medicare for 49,310 services in 2024, and Dr. Canfield accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield's MIPS score?

Dr. Canfield's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield see?

CMS counts 2,268 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Canfield in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield board certified?

Yes. Dr. Canfield is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

What services does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Canfield's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3145), injected or infused drug (J0897) and injected or infused drug (J9030).

Where did Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield go to medical school?

Dr. Canfield graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Canfield's most prescribed drugs by claims were Finasteride, Tamsulosin HCl and Alfuzosin HCl ER.

Has Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $51,220 in general payments to Dr. Canfield from 74 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield been practicing?

Dr. Canfield graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Canfield.

What insurance does Dr. Craig Wesley Canfield accept?

Dr. Canfield is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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