Christopher P. Ames, MD

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X

License

A60247 Issued in CA

Practice address

400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143-2202

Phone

(415) 353-2739

Fax

(415) 353-2176

NPI assigned

May 19, 2006

Last updated

Jul 13, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Neurosurgery

Education

University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 1994

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

UCSF Medical Group Business ServicesGroup PAC ID 3779497870, 1,533 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• UCSF Medical Center Hospital, San Francisco, CA, CCN 050454

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

87.01 of 100Reported as group

Quality

86.78

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.46

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• UCSF Medical Group Business Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1477624104

  Neurological Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Pediatrics Group

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1861578973
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• UCSF Medical Group Business Services

  dba UCSF Orthotic and Prosthetic Center - Gateway Medical Building

  • Health Service Clinic/Center
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1194115246
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1164512851
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Outpatient Pharmacy at Parnassus

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1659141711
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco Medical Center

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1144325440
  NPD (past)
• Neurosurgical Associates, LTD

  dba Barrow Brain and Spine

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1043202484
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• University of California, San Francisco

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1689772592
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "1635 DIVISADERO STREET, SUITE 625, BOX 1821",
            "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "415-476-4029",
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• American Current Care of California, a Medical Corporation (Concentra Urgent Care)
• American Medical Response West (American Medical Response)
• American Podiatry Group Inc a Professional Podiatry Corporation
• Erin Huiras Amerson, M.D.
• Benedetta Rae Ames, PA
• Omunique Amey
• Tatyana Marie Amezquita
• Amg Pharmacy Inc (Red Square Pharmacy)
• Amin Samadian DDS Inc (Dion Health)
• Cheryl Amin, PHARMD

• Neurological Surgery Physician in San Francisco, CA
• Providers in San Francisco, CA by specialty
• Neurological Surgery Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.