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2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1740500115 M.D.
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Mary Bechis, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in San Diego, 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 24,810 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, 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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 470 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
82%
generic claims · 18% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
73.6/100
▼ 10 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$25.06
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Mary Bechis, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 3,450 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

73.6/100
MIPS score · -10 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2023
82%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

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.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1740500115 · Cardiovascular Disease Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1740500115
  • ENUM-MID 2010
  • TAX-MID 25K Cardiovascular Disease
  • MIPS-BELOW 73.6/100
  • RX-MID 3,450
  • BOOK-LIGHT 2,256 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ghiath Mikdadi · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Mary Bechis, M.D.'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.

74 ≥ 11th percentile 11% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

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 Mary Bechis, M.D. sits

This provider among cardiovascular disease physician peers

Across the 7,999 cardiovascular disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Mary Bechis, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 58% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 12% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.146.269.392.4Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Mary Bechis, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one cardiovascular disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Mary Bechis, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Mary Bechis, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Mary Bechis, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/08/2010

NPI 1740500115

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease Physician

Mid-sized

24,810 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

3,450 14% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,033

MIPS final score

73.6/100 9.9 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Cardiovascular Disease Physi…0.2%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Mary Bechis, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cardiovascular Disease Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
73.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%73.6%
MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) - 73.6/100 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).

Practice Address

2929 HEALTH CENTER DR
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 939-6561

Provider Details

NPI 1740500115
Specialty Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 06/08/2010

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

73.6207
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
74.5653
Quality
58.6993
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Mary Bechis, M.D. 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.

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Inc
Del Mar, 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).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Mary Bechis, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$25

Largest payer

ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

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 Mary Bechis, M.D.. To verify Mary Bechis, M.D.'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

Mary Bechis, M.D. - brand share 18.0%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician average

18% brand-name claims vs 82% generic, on 3,450 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.

3,450
Total Claims
$687K
Total Drug Cost
470
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,046
Total Day Supply
269,404
Brand vs Generic
18% brand / 82% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$604K
Generic Drug Cost
$83K
Antibiotic Claims
13

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.47
Gender Split
47% female / 53% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Mary Bechis, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Metoprolol Succinate
 313
Furosemide
 310
Atorvastatin Calcium
 295
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 249
Carvedilol
 204
Eliquis
Apixaban
186
Losartan Potassium
 150
Praluent Pen
Alirocumab
143
Xarelto
Rivaroxaban
127
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
120

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Cardiovascular Disease Physician in CA → All providers in California → Compare specialties →

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview

How Mary Bechis, M.D. fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.

24,810
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider

Mary Bechis, M.D.'s 3,450 claims are above the specialty average of 3,033.

Nationwide Cardiovascular Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Bechis, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (73.6 here).

David Ho 73.6 PA Lakshmi Kavitha Kalluri 73.6 PA Husnu Kaynak 73.6 AZ Ghiath Mikdadi 73.6 LA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Simon Thein Brooklyn, NY Alexandros Briasoulis Iowa City, IA Khuyen Do Houston, TX Xiangke Huang Nashville, TN

Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bechis.

One of 2,256 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Abdul Abbasi
MD
Long Beach, CA
Dr. Lillian Abdelmalek
MD
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Robin Abdelmalik
M.D. FACC
Temecula, CA
Dr. Roberto Abdelnur
MD
El Centro, CA
Dr. Sohail Abdi-Moradi
M.D.
Moorpark, CA

Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mary Bechis, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D. specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in San Diego, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Mary Bechis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Mary Bechis, M.D. wrote 3,450 Medicare Part D claims totaling $687K in drug costs for 470 beneficiaries.
What is Mary Bechis, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 73.6/100 (Quality: 74.6, Cost: 58.7). 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 Mary Bechis, M.D. located? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D. is located at 2929 HEALTH CENTER DR, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-6561.
What is Mary Bechis, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740500115, issued on 06/08/2010.
Does Mary Bechis, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D.'s prescribing is 18% brand-name and 82% generic drugs by claim count, with $604K in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 24,810 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Mary Bechis, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Mary Bechis, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Furosemide, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Mary Bechis, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,450 Part D claims and 470 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Mary Bechis, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Mary Bechis, M.D.'s NPI is 1740500115 with credentials M.D.. 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).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.