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2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1700326998 MSN, RN, FNP-BC
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Family Nurse Practitioner in Los Angeles, 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 210,832 in Family 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
997
Medicare Part D claims · 544 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
76.3/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 997 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 76.3/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- 997
- Part D claims, 2023
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- ≥17th
- 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.
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC'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.
76 ≥ 17th percentile 17% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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 Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC sits
This provider among family nurse practitioner peers
Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC writes more Part D claims than 69% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 16% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
997 18% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
76.3/100 7.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 76.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) - 76.3/100 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).
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider holding MSN, RN, FNP-BC credentials at 5123 MAPLEWOOD AVE, Los Angeles, CA, 90004, with a listed phone of (323) 533-6227. NPI 1700326998 was issued on 03/07/2017.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 997 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 544 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $41K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 76.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 62.7, Cost 59.3), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 210,832 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1700326998 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | MSN, RN, FNP-BC |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/07/2017 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
76.2631
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
62.7438
Quality
59.2967
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC 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.
Pih Health Physicians
Whittier, 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 Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC. To verify Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC'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
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC - brand share 10.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average
10% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 997 2023 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 2023.
997
Total Claims
$41K
Total Drug Cost
544
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,250
- Total Day Supply
- 24,853
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $23K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
- Opioid Claims
- 25 (2.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 237
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.35
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 60, 65-74: 295, 75-84: 143, 85+: 46
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Fluticasone Propio…
Fluticasone Propionate
139 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
79 claims
- Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen
69 claims
- Azithromycin 40
Azithromycin
40 claims
- Prednisone 33
Prednisone
33 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mon… 32
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
32 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet… 32
Triamcinolone Acetonide
32 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate … 28
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
28 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 139 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 79 |
| Ibuprofen | 69 |
| Azithromycin | 40 |
| Prednisone | 33 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 32 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 32 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 28 |
| Cephalexin | 26 |
| Baclofen | 25 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
210,832
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,222
Avg Claims per Provider
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's 997 claims are below the specialty average of 1,222.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Fernandez.
Dr. Danielle Aaroe
FAMILY NURSE PRACTIT
Oroville, CA
Joshua Aaron
Mission Hills, CA
Dr. Orly Aaron
NP
San Francisco, CA
Paris Gilbert Russ Aaron
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Alvin Joseph Abad
FNP-C
San Francisco, CA
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's specialty? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Los Angeles, California. Credentials: MSN, RN, FNP-BC.
How much does Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC wrote 997 Medicare Part D claims totaling $41K in drug costs for 544 beneficiaries.
What is Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's Medicare quality score? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.3/100 (Quality: 62.7, Cost: 59.3). 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 Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC located? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC is located at 5123 MAPLEWOOD AVE, Los Angeles, CA, 90004. Phone: (323) 533-6227.
What is Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's NPI number? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700326998, issued on 03/07/2017.
Does Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $23K in brand drug costs.
Does Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC had 25 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.5%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 210,832 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,222 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's most frequently prescribed drugs include Fluticasone Propionate, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Ibuprofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC accept Medicare? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC appears in CMS Medicare data with 997 Part D claims and 544 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's credentials? ▼
Joseph Fernandez, MSN, RN, FNP-BC's NPI is 1700326998 with credentials MSN, RN, FNP-BC. 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).
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