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2026 NPPES data Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner NPI 1235708165 PMHNP
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Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Pasadena, 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 40,776 in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 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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Prescribing volume
158
Medicare Part D claims · 48 beneficiaries · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner avg: 927
MIPS score
87.7/100
▲ 4 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.7/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 158 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

87.7/100
MIPS score · +4 vs avg
158
Part D claims, 2023
≥52nd
pct among measured MIPS (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.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1235708165 · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1235708165
  • ENUM-RECENT 2021
  • TAX-MID 41K Psychiatric/Mental Health
  • MIPS-ABOVE 87.7/100
  • RX-LIGHT 158
  • BOOK-LIGHT 2,668 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ericka Morrison · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

88 ≥ 52nd percentile 52% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. 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 whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP sits

This provider among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner peers

Across the 1,808 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP writes more Part D claims than 27% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 49% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 49
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/24/2021

NPI 1235708165

Primary specialty

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Mid-sized

40,776 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

158 83% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 927

MIPS final score

87.7/100 4.2 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Psychiatric/Mental Health Nu…0.3%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
87.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%87.7%
MIPS final score (Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) - 87.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
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

200 E DEL MAR BLVD STE 200
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 407-4580

Provider Details

NPI 1235708165
Specialty Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Credentials PMHNP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 06/24/2021

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

87.6775
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.8666
Quality
49.4287
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

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 Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP. To verify Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP'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.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

158
Total Claims
$10K
Total Drug Cost
48
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
341
Total Day Supply
10,210
Generic Drug Cost
$9K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
77.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.42
Gender Split
56% female / 44% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Donepezil Hcl
 50
Memantine Hcl
 24
Quetiapine Fumarate
 22
Sertraline Hcl
 21

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP fits within the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

40,776
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
54
States with Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
927
Avg Claims per Provider

Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's 158 claims are below the specialty average of 927.

Nationwide Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Hichar, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (87.7 here).

Ericka Morrison 87.6 AZ Anna Larson 87.6 MN Mary Barton 87.8 PA Omasiel Comrie-Reinert 87.8 PA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2021)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Laura Furfari Bethlehem, PA Daniel Villa-Quevedo Buckeye, AZ Jessica Sanchez Allentown, PA Ugochi Amajoyi Round Rock, TX

Nearby Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hichar.

One of 2,668 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Cristina Aamot
NP
Santa Ana, CA
Dr. Jane Abanes
NP
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Pamela Joy Abao
NP
Valencia, CA
Dr. Nefretiri Abat
PMHNP-BC
Hayward, CA
Oluwakemi Abayomi
Los Angeles, CA

Compare Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's specialty? ▼
Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP specializes in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and practices in Pasadena, California. Credentials: PMHNP.
How much does Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims totaling $10K in drug costs for 48 beneficiaries.
What is Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 87.7/100 (Quality: 80.9, Cost: 49.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP located? ▼
Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP is located at 200 E DEL MAR BLVD STE 200, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 407-4580.
What is Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's NPI number? ▼
Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235708165, issued on 06/24/2021.
How many Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 40,776 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers across 54 states in the US. The average Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provider writes 927 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Donepezil Hcl, Memantine Hcl, Quetiapine Fumarate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP accept Medicare? ▼
Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 158 Part D claims and 48 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's credentials? ▼
Jennifer Hichar, PMHNP's NPI is 1235708165 with credentials PMHNP. 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 (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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