NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · El Centro, CA

Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1255033510, issued on Mar 20, 2023. Check the license (California 95021418, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255033510
Name
Ana Palafox-Mendez
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
95021418 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
790 W Orange Ave Ste D, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone
(760) 353-8858
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2023
Fax
(760) 545-0248
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 790 W Orange Ave Ste D

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aubrey Cox-Alarcon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326159971

Verify Ana Palafox-Mendez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

559 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ana Palafox-Mendez559
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Pramipexole Dihydrochloride155 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate110 claims
  3. Ropinirole Hcl75 claims
  4. Gabapentin67 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate53 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl33 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $53.19

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harmony Biosciences LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ana Palafox-Mendez$53.19
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ana Palafox-Mendez among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 75% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

69 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in El Centro

They are 69 of the 1,783 NPPES records with a practice address in El Centro, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Bravo, F.N.P.El Centro, CA 922431689881310
  2. Jeffrey ChanEl Centro, CA 922431770843112
  3. Arlyn Duval, RN MSN PHN FNPEl Centro, CA 922431285621086
  4. Susana Favila, FNPEl Centro, CA 922431447679790
  5. Irma Garcia, F.N.P.El Centro, CA 922431114980471
  6. Andres MaldonadoEl Centro, CA 922431699189522
  7. Cheryl Mosley, NP-CEl Centro, CA 922431770614489
  8. Venus NguyenEl Centro, CA 922431053705087

Common questions

What is Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP's NPI number?

Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255033510, issued on Mar 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 790 W Orange Ave Ste D, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (760) 353-8858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95021418, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNP had 559 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.