Norman H Epstein MD, John H Epstein MD, and Denny L Tuffanelli MD, INC

Norman H Epstein MD, John H Epstein MD, and Denny L Tuffanelli MD, INC was paid $127K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Oct 2024, across 6 billing codes. Its largest line is 99213, doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) — 47% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoNORMAN H EPSTEIN MD, JOHN H EPSTEIN MD, AND DENNY L TUFFANELLI MD, INC
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

33aNPI1013027580assigned 08/30/2006

33bProvider typeDermatology Physician

28Total paid$127K

24GClaims4,767

24DCodes billed6

24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Oct 2024

Compared with peers

Next to other Dermatology Physician providers in California

Rank by total paid#62 of 187

Median peer was paid$26K

This provider vs. median4.8×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider

By year, as a table

Year	Claims	Paid
2018	192	$1K
2019	503	$2K
2020	679	$8K
2021	872	$23K
2022	577	$12K
2023	997	$41K
2024incomplete	947	$38K

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
99213	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity	47%	2,618	2,506	$59K
99203	Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity	29%	1,210	1,191	$37K
99214	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, moderate complexity	11%	317	302	$14K
99202	Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, straightforward	6.5%	463	462	$8K
17110		5.8%	120	115	$7K
99212	Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward	<1%	39	39	$416.60

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.

From NPPES

Who's on the registration

Authorized officialEPSTEIN, JOHN (PRESIDENT)