Cara W. Meinholz, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Grass Valley, CA
Cara W. Meinholz, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Grass Valley, California, and NPI 1306846266, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (California A76997, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara W. Meinholz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A76997 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945
- Phone
- (530) 274-6001
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 00A769970 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara W. Meinholz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76997Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
150 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Azithromycin11 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): 83.8 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).
Cara W. Meinholz among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Cara W. Meinholz, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Grass Valley
They are 16 of the 1,540 NPPES records with a practice address in Grass Valley, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Cara W. Meinholz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cara W. Meinholz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306846266, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara W. Meinholz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA, 95945. Phone: (530) 274-6001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara W. Meinholz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A76997, 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 Cara W. Meinholz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara W. Meinholz, M.D. had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara W. Meinholz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.