Billy Ray Preece, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Merced, CA
Billy Ray Preece, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1417525759, issued on Jun 14, 2021. Check the license (California NP95037495, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Billy Ray Preece
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- NP95037495 CA
71013783A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 E Yosemite Ave Ste D, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (350) 225-3602
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Fax
- (909) 752-8719
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260429004327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 450 E Yosemite Ave Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Billy Ray Preece in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP95037495Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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): 88 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: $1,824.03
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lutheran Medical Group LLCFort Wayne, IN
- Paul J Wisniewski DO IncApple Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Billy Ray Preece among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Billy Ray Preece, NP-C 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 2021, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
77 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Merced
They are 77 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Merced, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
All 16,966 in California → Every provider in Merced → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robin Arguelles, NPMerced, CA 953401699828913
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- Eunice Hall, FNP-CMerced, CA 953401518154277
- Mary Hintenach, FNPMerced, CA 953401023145679
- Prakriti Lal-Navarro, NPMerced, CA 953401467808758
- Deborah Maddox, FNPMerced, CA 953401194832444
- David Norris, FNPMerced, CA 953401366731705
Common questions
What is Billy Ray Preece, NP-C's NPI number?
Billy Ray Preece, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417525759, issued on Jun 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Billy Ray Preece, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 E Yosemite Ave Ste D, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (350) 225-3602. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Billy Ray Preece, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number NP95037495, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Billy Ray Preece, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Billy Ray Preece, NP-C had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Billy Ray Preece, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.