Mary Z. Bechis, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Mary Z. Bechis, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1740500115, issued on Jun 8, 2010. Check the license (California A140520, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mary Z. Bechis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- A140520 CA
250225 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 939-6561
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (858) 874-2379
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160818002374); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mary Z. Bechis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,974 Medicare Part D claims for 579 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate383 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium369 claims
- Furosemide337 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
- Eliquis241 claims
- Carvedilol212 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): 73.6 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: $25.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncDel Mar, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mary Z. Bechis among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Mary Z. Bechis, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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- David Marsh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231881685006
- Ronald Miller, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231386625069
- Jayson Morgan, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231932425345
- Nathan Stein, MDSan Diego, CA 921231073044970
- Brian West, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231306130380
Common questions
What is Mary Z. Bechis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mary Z. Bechis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740500115, issued on Jun 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mary Z. Bechis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-6561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mary Z. Bechis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A140520, 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 Mary Z. Bechis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mary Z. Bechis, M.D. had 3,974 Medicare Part D claims for 579 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mary Z. Bechis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.