Maria Nerissa Prieto
Anesthesiology Physician · Chico, CA
Maria Nerissa Prieto is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1831306414, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (California A96324, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Nerissa Prieto
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A96324 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-7330
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071217000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Nerissa Prieto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A96324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $125.22
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Northstate Anesthesiology Partners A Medical CorporationChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Nerissa Prieto among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Maria Nerissa Prieto is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in California
There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Barron, M.D.Chico, CA 959261912071366
- Stacy Bax, MDChico, CA 959261972537462
- Curtis Eldenburg, M.D.Chico, CA 959261336166305
- Robert Ertner, MDChico, CA 959261104876283
- Randy Gleason, MDChico, CA 959261588631840
- Jenifer Henrie, MDChico, CA 959261548201239
- Michael Hieb, MDChico, CA 959261639106800
- Barry Johnson, MDChico, CA 959261194809962
Common questions
What is Maria Nerissa Prieto's NPI number?
Maria Nerissa Prieto's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831306414, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Nerissa Prieto located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-7330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Nerissa Prieto's license?
NPPES lists California license number A96324, 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 Nerissa Prieto prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Nerissa Prieto had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Nerissa Prieto's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.