NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner · San Diego, CA

Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1104173558, issued on Aug 3, 2012. Check the license (California 21945, 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
1104173558
Name
Bernadette Rene Choate
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
21945 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151119001922); 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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Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

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

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

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  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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

73 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bernadette Choate73
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole30 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Bernadette Rene Choate among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California

Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 37% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maureen Benetti, N.P.San Diego, CA 921031518994466
  2. Pamela Conner, NPSan Diego, CA 921031770558967
  3. Vicki Faucher, FNPSan Diego, CA 921031295724375
  4. Jeremy Flowers, N.P.San Diego, CA 921031013913045
  5. Richard Keedy, F.N.P.San Diego, CA 921031265460695
  6. Youngmi Kim, N.P.San Diego, CA 921031720089618
  7. Karen Macauley, CFNPSan Diego, CA 921031992756621
  8. Michael Magliocca, NPSan Diego, CA 921031821063538

Common questions

What is Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C's NPI number?

Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104173558, issued on Aug 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 21945, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bernadette Rene Choate, FNP-C had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.