Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Santa Barbara, CA
Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1245358449, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (California 17178, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando C. Mendoza
- Credential
- PA, NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 17178 CA
PA19277 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1704 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 682-9942
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 563-9493
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210712002594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1704 State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Fernando C. Mendoza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 17178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,552 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
- Losartan Potassium81 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate70 claims
- Calcium Acetate61 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,509.62
91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Primary Medical Group OF Ventura County IncVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando C. Mendoza among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP's NPI number?
Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245358449, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1704 State St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 682-9942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 17178, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando C. Mendoza, PA, NP had 1,552 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.