Gretchen Hetzler, M.D..
Gynecology Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Gretchen Hetzler, M.D.. is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1699861526, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California G58400, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen Hetzler
- Credential
- M.D..
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
- License number
- G58400 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10861 Cherry St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 594-8320
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 10861 Cherry St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gretchen Hetzler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G58400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gynecology physician in 2024
731 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 319 among the 1,929 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol171 claims
- Alendronate Sodium114 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)61 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone60 claims
- Valacyclovir40 claims
- Progesterone35 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 18.7 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: $900.16
32 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 1,393 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,024.38 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.
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Common questions
What is Gretchen Hetzler, M.D..'s NPI number?
Gretchen Hetzler, M.D..'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699861526, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen Hetzler, M.D.. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10861 Cherry St, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 594-8320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen Hetzler, M.D..'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G58400, 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 Gretchen Hetzler, M.D.. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen Hetzler, M.D.. had 731 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 319. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gretchen Hetzler, M.D..'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.