NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1316431935, issued on Jun 18, 2018. Check the license (California A188292, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316431935
Name
Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
A188292 CA
036159699 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
625 34TH St Ste 100&200, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(833) 678-2781
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2023
Fax
(661) 368-0618
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230912003181); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 625 34TH St Ste 100&200

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

  1. Amy Arreaza, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265684914
  2. Irving Ayala-Rodriguez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558724963
  3. Arlenis Barroso Perez, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902291925
  4. Marsha Cheng, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003336306
  5. Yuliana Cisneros Munoz, RDH, EFDADental Hygienist1699648485
  6. Ines Del AltoClinical Social Worker1144401159

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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

4,550 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.

  1. Juan Huerta Galindo4,550
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate224 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl159 claims
  4. Ozempic159 claims
  5. Gabapentin140 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate137 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $197.22

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Juan Huerta Galindo$197.22
  2. Specialty average$547.94

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Clinica Sierra VistaBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sikandra Tank, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541811420326
  2. Deborah Meyers, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931031902874563
  3. Brandon Schmeits, DOSanta Barbara, CA 931031659909174
  4. Sam Djazayeri, DOVentura, CA 930031821652462
  5. Alexandra Morath-Shap, D.O.Ventura, CA 930031922484070
  6. Colin Scibetta, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031427320480
  7. Duc Chung, M.D.Fresno, CA 937011457640872
  8. Yasmine Dong, M.D.Fresno, CA 937011457549776

Common questions

What is Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD's NPI number?

Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316431935, issued on Jun 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 34TH St Ste 100&200, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (833) 678-2781. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A188292, 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 Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Juan Carlos Huerta Galindo, MD had 4,550 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.