Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Descartes Li, MD

Individual provider Psychiatry Physician · NPI 1962454157

Dr. Descartes Li, MD practises Psychiatry in San Francisco, California. Graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1993, 33 years ago. Practices with University of California San Francisco, a 1,793-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
33
Trained at
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

401 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143-2211 Not confirmed with CMS for 11 years — call before visiting
Phone: (415) 476-3762
Fax: (415) 502-2661
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Specialties & licences

Psychiatry Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2084P0800X · Licence G80376 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1962454157
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 8, 2015

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPSYCHIATRY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1993 (33 years in practice)
Group practice University Of California San Francisco — 1793 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients52
Services billed 210 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age64

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Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University of California San Francisco

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1793 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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