Arturo E. Palencia, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Arturo E. Palencia, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1104890151, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (California G79244, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arturo E. Palencia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- G79244 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9802 Stockdale Hwy Ste 105, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 665-7880
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Fax
- (661) 665-7881
- Medicaid ID
- OOG792440 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040615000879); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9802 Stockdale Hwy Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kristine Isenman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1164459491
- Jacob Osborne, FNPNurse Practitioner1801663752
- Matthew Tate, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659542389
- Christopher Wilson, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1912494717
Verify Arturo E. Palencia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
6,190 Medicare Part D claims for 884 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 4,420 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,982 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen721 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er485 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl417 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl330 claims
- Gabapentin328 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,239.35
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Pain Institute OF California IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arturo E. Palencia among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Arturo E. Palencia, MD is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oscar Lazcano, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111811337306
- Alicja Ogorkiewicz, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111063523942
- Bipin Patel, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111407078298
- Christopher Wilson, DOBakersfield, CA 933111912494717
- Philip Khoury, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933121083926232
- Vinod Mungalpara, MDBakersfield, CA 933121942278668
- Janardhan Grandhe, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091023058476
- Neil Hersh, MDBakersfield, CA 933091437174869
Common questions
What is Arturo E. Palencia, MD's NPI number?
Arturo E. Palencia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104890151, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arturo E. Palencia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9802 Stockdale Hwy Ste 105, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 665-7880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arturo E. Palencia, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G79244, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arturo E. Palencia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arturo E. Palencia, MD had 6,190 Medicare Part D claims for 884 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arturo E. Palencia, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.