Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D.
Surgery Physician · French Camp, CA
Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in French Camp, California, and NPI 1093978314, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (California A116272, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Arellano Fontecha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A116272 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Hospital RD, French Camp, CA 95231
- Phone
- (209) 468-6600
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 468-7042
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140723000283); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Arellano Fontecha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A116272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- EL-Bershawi Medical CorpRiverside, CA
- Surgical Associates IncModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Arellano Fontecha among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 surgery physician records list a practice address in French Camp
They are 12 of the 793 NPPES records with a practice address in French Camp, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Peter Meade, M.D.French Camp, CA 952311023079902
Common questions
What is Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093978314, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Hospital RD, French Camp, CA, 95231. Phone: (209) 468-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A116272, 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 Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Arellano Fontecha, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.