NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Carlsbad, CA

Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1780061440, issued on May 1, 2015. Check the license (California C192775, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780061440
Name
Maria Jose Chavez Santos
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C192775 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1295 Carlsbad Village Dr Ste 100, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone
(760) 736-6767
Enumerated
May 1, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2024
Fax
(760) 736-8740
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240518000437); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2014
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

433 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Maria Chavez Santos433
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium32 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl18 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium15 claims
  6. Terbinafine Hcl14 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $177.35

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Chavez Santos$177.35
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. North County Health Project, Inc.Carlsbad, CA

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

Maria Jose Chavez Santos among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Carlsbad

They are 41 of the 3,411 NPPES records with a practice address in Carlsbad, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mahyar Ajir, D.O.Carlsbad, CA 920081518999218
  2. Theresa Bartolome, MDCarlsbad, CA 920081184638223
  3. Christopher Bengs, M.DCarlsbad, CA 920081831103381
  4. Anthony Chong, MDCarlsbad, CA 920081790709939
  5. Elaheh Etedali, D.O.Carlsbad, CA 920081972535581
  6. Vong Huynh, MDCarlsbad, CA 920081841207347
  7. Gary Korff, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081063585495
  8. Farzaneh Maghsoudy, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081831207737

Common questions

What is Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD's NPI number?

Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780061440, issued on May 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1295 Carlsbad Village Dr Ste 100, Carlsbad, CA, 92008. Phone: (760) 736-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C192775, 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 Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD had 433 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Maria Jose Chavez Santos, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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