Gerson P. Araujo, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
Gerson P. Araujo, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1922371962, issued on Feb 22, 2012. Check the license (California A153886, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerson P. Araujo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A153886 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2176 Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 98611
- Phone
- (559) 272-5251
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2025
- Fax
- (559) 272-2252
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180321002708); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerson P. Araujo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A153886Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine55 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Omeprazole32 claims
- Cimetidine13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $187.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Central California Faculty Medical Group IncClovis, CA
- Ukiah Adventist HospitalUkiah, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerson P. Araujo among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Gerson P. Araujo, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,901 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- David Kitts, M.D.Truckee, CA 961611265430946
- Kimberly Evans, MDSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501457518946
- Gregory Eyre, MDSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501154328011
- Stephen OsterbergSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501457814071
- William Shepard, DOSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501427310895
Common questions
What is Gerson P. Araujo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerson P. Araujo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922371962, issued on Feb 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerson P. Araujo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2176 Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA, 98611. Phone: (559) 272-5251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerson P. Araujo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A153886, 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.
How much does Gerson P. Araujo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerson P. Araujo, M.D. had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerson P. Araujo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87 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.
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.