NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Los Angeles, CA

Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1629210364, issued on Mar 26, 2009. Check the license (California 18685, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629210364
Name
Christine Acornley Besel
Credential
MSN, CNM, WHNP
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License numbers
18685 CA
1842 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
445 S Figueroa St FL 31, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone
(888) 731-8994
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 445 S Figueroa St FL 31

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

  1. Krystle Armbruster, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417342916
  2. Kelly Elmore, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1942274964
  3. Melissa Garcia, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629431143
  4. Lori Grant, CNM, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1811393655
  5. Bridgette Hess, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831669811
  6. Barbara Huynh, D.O.Geriatric Psychiatry Physician1407048002

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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score62.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Christine Acornley Besel among 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California

Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP is one of 912 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 46% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 46% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363LW0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lori Grant, CNM, WHNP-BCLos Angeles, CA 900711811393655
  2. Denyse Jackson, WHNPLos Angeles, CA 900711477103570
  3. Jennifer Millis, RN, CNM, WHNPLos Angeles, CA 900711215300140
  4. Allyn Simpson, NPLos Angeles, CA 900711063857498
  5. Ashley Gish, APRNWest Hollywood, CA 900691184178089
  6. Roberta Moradfar, NPWest Hollywood, CA 900691770011181
  7. Marilyn Kleinhein, NPLos Angeles, CA 900661518959279
  8. Maria Hurtado, NPLos Angeles, CA 900591366833741

Common questions

What is Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP's NPI number?

Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629210364, issued on Mar 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 445 S Figueroa St FL 31, Los Angeles, CA, 90071. Phone: (888) 731-8994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 18685, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Christine Acornley Besel, MSN, CNM, WHNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 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.

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