Cristina Tapia, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bakersfield, CA
Cristina Tapia, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1912676081, issued on Sep 10, 2021. Check the license (California 95018503, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Tapia
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 95018503 CA
790390 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4909 Centennial Plaza Way, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 241-6700
- Enumerated
- Sep 10, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221216001971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristina Tapia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95018503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin15 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
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Tapia among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Cristina Tapia, NP 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 updated2025 · 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).
392 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 392 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Cristina Tapia, NP's NPI number?
Cristina Tapia, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912676081, issued on Sep 10, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Tapia, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4909 Centennial Plaza Way, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 241-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Tapia, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95018503, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cristina Tapia, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Tapia, NP had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.