Fernando Ortega, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · El Centro, CA
Fernando Ortega, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1164118956, issued on Apr 13, 2023. Check the license (California 95024832, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Ortega
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 95024832 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1073 Ross Ave Ste D, El Centro, CA 92243
- Phone
- (619) 936-1726
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231101001157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando Ortega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95024832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,042 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Hcl112 claims
- Sertraline Hcl87 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate83 claims
- Trazodone Hcl69 claims
- Buspirone Hcl63 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate54 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: $257.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Nebula Health, LLCRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando Ortega among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Fernando Ortega, NP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 62% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in El Centro → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mayra Bretado, NPEl Centro, CA 922431821921982
- Renee Pyburn, PMHNPEl Centro, CA 922431932611225
- Diondra Sams, PMHNP-BCEl Centro, CA 922431295313922
- Krystal Walker, PMHNPEl Centro, CA 922431194514380
- Yanet Dai, NURSE PRACTITIONERCoachella, CA 922361780420679
- Tyrone SmithCoachella, CA 922361548729080
- Tyler Martin, NPImperial, CA 922511447140207
- Jose Banuelos, PMHNP-BC, FNP-CCathedral City, CA 922341972165660
Common questions
What is Fernando Ortega, NP's NPI number?
Fernando Ortega, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164118956, issued on Apr 13, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Ortega, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1073 Ross Ave Ste D, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (619) 936-1726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Ortega, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95024832, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fernando Ortega, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Ortega, NP had 1,042 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.