NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louise Virginia Krone

Internal Medicine Physician · Chico, CA

Louise Virginia Krone is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1295787554, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (California A73869, 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
1295787554
Name
Louise Virginia Krone
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A73869 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Independence Cir, Chico, CA 95973
Phone
(530) 899-0143
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
May 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 899-0142
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100122000572); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 100 Independence Cir

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

  1. Maureen Breese, FNPCommunity Health Nurse Practitioner1750329645
  2. Kevin Brown, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1376597609
  3. Kirk Casey, MDSports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1972568467
  4. Stephanie Consiglio, FNPNurse Practitioner1518575687
  5. Laura De La Cruz, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144616251
  6. Emily Dennis, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972459113

Verify Louise Virginia Krone 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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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,310 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.

  1. Louise Krone5,310
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium438 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium331 claims
  3. Lisinopril150 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium148 claims
  5. Gabapentin145 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl136 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: $78.54

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louise Krone$78.54
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Louise Virginia Krone among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Louise Virginia Krone is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Nagel, MDChico, CA 959731104822410
  2. Vimali Paul, M.D.Chico, CA 959731700881448
  3. Ahmet Turek, MDChico, CA 959731922154921
  4. Hyung An, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691336108851
  5. Kae Aung, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691588693261
  6. David Damazo, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691134173230
  7. Charles Denman, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691023285889
  8. Sirisha Mahankali, M.D.Paradise, CA 959691861426199

Common questions

What is Louise Virginia Krone's NPI number?

Louise Virginia Krone's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295787554, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louise Virginia Krone located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Independence Cir, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 899-0143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louise Virginia Krone's license?

NPPES lists California license number A73869, 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 Louise Virginia Krone prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louise Virginia Krone had 5,310 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.