NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · San Diego, CA

April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1144462763, issued on Mar 27, 2009. Check the license (California 18879, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144462763
Name
April Michelle Bernal
Credential
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
18879 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15004 Innovation Dr, San Diego, CA 92128
Phone
(858) 487-1800
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090610000668); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  6. Rebecca Askew, PT, MPT, NCSPhysical Therapist1396376158

Verify April Michelle Bernal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
    Search for license 18879    Check the board
  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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

314 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. April Bernal314
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin115 claims
  2. Diazepam31 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl31 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone16 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 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: $123.07

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. April Bernal$123.07
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

April Michelle Bernal among 1,405 adult health nurse practitioner records in California

April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 1,405 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 34% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2013 among the 441 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 1,405 adult health nurse practitioner records in California.

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The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Helen Baczkowski, AGPCNP-BCSan Diego, CA 921281780395897
  2. Tejinder DhandiSan Diego, CA 921281861912495
  3. Annie Dien, NPSan Diego, CA 921281508406810
  4. Jackie Nembo Kom, APRN, AGPCNP-BC,San Diego, CA 921271285088369
  5. Sylvia Searleman, MSN, AGNP-CSan Diego, CA 921271366958092
  6. Monica WursterSan Diego, CA 921271295921864
  7. Tina Altenau, RN, NP-BCSan Diego, CA 921301710142476
  8. Jaimee Riza Hare, NPSan Diego, CA 921261457605446

Common questions

What is April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?

April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144462763, issued on Mar 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15004 Innovation Dr, San Diego, CA, 92128. Phone: (858) 487-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?

NPPES lists California license number 18879, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, April Michelle Bernal, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.