NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pediatric Dermatology Physician NPI 1336777093 MD
Verify on CMS → Heather Gochnauer, MD
Pediatric Dermatology Physician in San Diego, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 238 in Pediatric Dermatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
217
Medicare Part D claims · 90 beneficiaries · Pediatric Dermatology Physician avg: 553
Generic prescribing
77%
generic claims · 23% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Heather Gochnauer, MD filed 217 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Pediatric Dermatology Physician in San Diego, California, prescribing 77% generic.
- 217
- Part D claims, 2024
- 77%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥48th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Heather Gochnauer, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1336777093), first enumerated 03/30/2020.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 217 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Heather Gochnauer, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
Compare Gochnauer with other Pediatric Dermatology Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in California
- Dr. Nicholas Bohrer, MD National City, CA
- Vanessa Candare, PA Orange, CA
- Dr. Carol Cheng, M.D. Santa Monica, CA
- Dr. Lawrence Eichenfield, M.D. San Diego, CA
- Dr. Joyce Fox, M.D. Beverly Hills, CA
- Dr. Neil Gibbs, M.D. San Diego, CA
Other specialties in San Diego: Behavior Technician (8,276) · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (2,704) · Marriage & Family Therapist (2,412) · Mental Health Counselor (2,211)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1336777093 · Pediatric Dermatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-TRACE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1336777093
- ENUM-RECENT 2020
- TAX-TRACE 238
- RX-LIGHT 217
- BOOK-THIN 29 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Deeti Pithadia, MD · 2020
Heather Gochnauer, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
217 ≥ 48th percentile 48% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Heather Gochnauer, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Heather Gochnauer, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Pediatric Dermatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
217 61% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Pediatric Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pediatric Dermatology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1336777093 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatric Dermatology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/30/2020 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Heather Gochnauer, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Regents OF The University OF California
San Diego, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Heather Gochnauer, MD. To verify Heather Gochnauer, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Heather Gochnauer, MD - brand share 23.0%
Pediatric Dermatology Physician average
23% brand-name claims vs 77% generic, on 217 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
217
Total Claims
$300K
Total Drug Cost
90
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 256.7
- Total Day Supply
- 7,104
- Brand vs Generic
- 23% brand / 77% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $295K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.56
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 17, 65-74: 29, 75-84: 28, 85+: 16
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Heather Gochnauer, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
27 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
22 claims
- Hydrocortisone
Hydrocortisone
13 claims
- Dupixent Syringe
Dupixent Syringe
12 claims
- Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox
11 claims
- Clobetasol Propion…
Clobetasol Propionate
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 27 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 22 |
| Hydrocortisone | 13 |
| Dupixent Syringe Dupilumab | 12 |
| Ciclopirox Ciclopirox Olamine | 11 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pediatric Dermatology Physician Overview
How Heather Gochnauer, MD fits within the Pediatric Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.
238
Pediatric Dermatology Physician Providers in US
41
States with Pediatric Dermatology Physician
553
Avg Claims per Provider
Heather Gochnauer, MD's 217 claims are below the specialty average of 553.
Nationwide Pediatric Dermatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Gochnauer, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pediatric Dermatology Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gochnauer.
One of 29 Pediatric Dermatology Physician providers enrolled in California, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Heidi Goodarzi
M.D.
Orange, CA
Dr. Sonia Havele
MD
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Silke Heinisch
MD, PHD
Soquel, CA
George Hightower
San Diego, CA
Dr. Phuong Khuu
M.D.
Stanford, CA
Compare Pediatric Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Heather Gochnauer, MD's specialty? ▼
Heather Gochnauer, MD specializes in Pediatric Dermatology Physician and practices in San Diego, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Heather Gochnauer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Heather Gochnauer, MD wrote 217 Medicare Part D claims totaling $300K in drug costs for 90 beneficiaries.
Where is Heather Gochnauer, MD located? ▼
Heather Gochnauer, MD is located at 7910 FROST ST STE 120, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 966-6795.
What is Heather Gochnauer, MD's NPI number? ▼
Heather Gochnauer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336777093, issued on 03/30/2020.
Does Heather Gochnauer, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Heather Gochnauer, MD's prescribing is 23% brand-name and 77% generic drugs by claim count, with $295K in brand drug costs.
How many Pediatric Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 238 Pediatric Dermatology Physician providers across 41 states in the US. The average Pediatric Dermatology Physician provider writes 553 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Heather Gochnauer, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Heather Gochnauer, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ketoconazole, Triamcinolone Acetonide, Hydrocortisone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Heather Gochnauer, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Heather Gochnauer, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 217 Part D claims and 90 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Heather Gochnauer, MD's credentials? ▼
Heather Gochnauer, MD's NPI is 1336777093 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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