NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Claypool, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA

David Claypool, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1912958620, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (California A77092, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912958620
Name
David Claypool
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A77092 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 450-3281
Enumerated
May 15, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A770920 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040810001488); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1303 E Herndon Ave

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

  1. Ali Abdullah-HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053240648
  2. Mohamed Aboaly, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598454050
  3. Gullrana Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417699521
  4. Marie-Rose Akin, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1518988377
  5. George Alam, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1477594745
  6. Michael Alberts, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1366483943

Verify David Claypool in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

217 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Claypool217
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen44 claims
  2. Cephalexin28 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt20 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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): 94.6 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 score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaWatsonville, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Claypool among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

David Claypool, MD 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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).

228 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fresno

They are 228 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Alam, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201477594745
  2. Michael Alberts, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201366483943
  3. Dennis Bethel, MDFresno, CA 937201487632865
  4. Steffan Brown, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201306887948
  5. Jonathan Caldwell, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201134160674
  6. Daniel Delgado, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201184665721
  7. Janet Dowis, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201811944028
  8. Alan Givertz, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201669419065

Common questions

What is David Claypool, MD's NPI number?

David Claypool, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912958620, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Claypool, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 450-3281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Claypool, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A77092, 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 David Claypool, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Claypool, MD had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Claypool, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.