Fernando Norona, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Fall River, MA
Fernando Norona, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1164488128, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 1022733, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Norona
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 1022733 MA
ME74877 FL
35.134822 OH
101103 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 277 Pleasant St, Fall River, MA 02721
- Phone
- (508) 676-3292
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250324003748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 277 Pleasant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Fernando Norona in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1022733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,110 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl134 claims
- Gabapentin133 claims
- Donepezil Hcl106 claims
- Lamotrigine67 claims
- Topiramate54 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl48 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): 76.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $821.10
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Prima Care, PCFall River, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando Norona among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Fernando Norona, M.D. is one of 964 neurology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 612 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 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 964 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Fall River → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lobna Abdelwahab, MDFall River, MA 027211033747514
- Farrel Douglas, MDFall River, MA 027211497757561
- Krzysztof Kundo, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211922090596
- Jeffrey Steinberg, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211003222167
- Jeremy Worthington, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211679567903
- Dan Zhao, MDFall River, MA 027211699354332
- Noel Olsen, M.D.,Fall River, MA 027201306930011
- Megan Callahan, M.D.Attleboro, MA 027031780642611
Common questions
What is Fernando Norona, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fernando Norona, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164488128, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Norona, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 277 Pleasant St, Fall River, MA, 02721. Phone: (508) 676-3292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Norona, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1022733, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fernando Norona, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Norona, M.D. had 1,110 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Fernando Norona, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.1 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.