NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francisco Rhein

Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Francisco Rhein is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1740260280, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (California A84596, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740260280
Name
Francisco Rhein
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A84596 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1661 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone
(831) 460-6041
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2006
Record last updated
May 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(831) 458-5698
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040311001491); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2000
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 1661 Soquel Ave.

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

  1. Rema Hanna, MDHospitalist Physician1265571202
  2. Wendi Knapp, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1942238209
  3. Meghan McCarty, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1053568006

Verify Francisco Rhein in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A84596
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Francisco Rhein among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Francisco Rhein is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Brennan, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651982794855
  2. Satish Chandra, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651659474542
  3. Morvarid Ebrahimi, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651366771727
  4. James Engelman, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651518963982
  5. David Hayward, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651447368576
  6. Karl Johsens, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651295948727
  7. Delroy McFarlane, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651619089588
  8. Vidya Nagaraju, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651790806081

Common questions

What is Francisco Rhein's NPI number?

Francisco Rhein's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740260280, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francisco Rhein located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1661 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 460-6041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francisco Rhein's license?

NPPES lists California license number A84596, 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.

What is Francisco Rhein's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.

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