Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Hatem Mezher

Nephrology Physician · Santa Maria, CA

Hatem Mezher is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1467716274, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (California A134355, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1467716274
Name
Hatem Mezher
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A134355 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1505 Shepard Dr Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone
(718) 613-4000
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1505 Shepard Dr Ste 103

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

  1. Arashdeep Poonia, M.D.Nephrology Physician1417235672

Verify Hatem Mezher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Hatem Mezher1,587
  2. Specialty average1,511

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate156 claims
  2. Hydralazine Hcl146 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate120 claims
  4. Calcium Acetate106 claims
  5. Furosemide94 claims
  6. Prednisone83 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 94.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Santa Maria Nephrology Medical GroupSanta Maria, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,165 nephrology physician records in California.

Other nephrology physician records in California

  1. Antoine Abcar, MDLos Angeles, CA1245301159
  2. Basmah Abdalla, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1629394002
  3. Omaran Abdeen, M.D.Mission Hills, CA1700878410
  4. Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA1598078784
  5. Sreedhar Adapa, M.D.Visalia, CA1881997872
  6. Gbemisola Adenuga, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1952464661
  7. Adegbenga Adetola, MDLynwood, CA1881776219
  8. Judy Adler, M.D.San Diego, CA1326043894
  9. Sharon Adler, M.D.Torrance, CA1467431122
  10. Maryam Afkarian, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA1255387338

Common questions

What is Hatem Mezher's NPI number?

Hatem Mezher's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467716274, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hatem Mezher located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 Shepard Dr Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (718) 613-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hatem Mezher's license?

NPPES lists California license number A134355, 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 Hatem Mezher prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hatem Mezher had 1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hatem Mezher's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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), 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.