Diego Puentes, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA
Diego Puentes, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1811571102, issued on May 12, 2021. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego Puentes
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 011288 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 450-3000
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241002003570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diego Puentes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diego Puentes among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Diego Puentes, DO 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 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- 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 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.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Steffan Brown, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201306887948
- Jonathan Caldwell, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201134160674
- David Claypool, MDFresno, CA 937201912958620
- Daniel Delgado, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201184665721
- Janet Dowis, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201811944028
Common questions
What is Diego Puentes, DO's NPI number?
Diego Puentes, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811571102, issued on May 12, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego Puentes, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 450-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego Puentes, DO's license?
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 Diego Puentes, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego Puentes, DO had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.