NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Santa Maria, CA

Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1497376875, issued on Apr 27, 2020. Check the license (California 95014422, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1497376875
Name
Monica Kistler
Credential
WHNP, DNP
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License numbers
95014422 CA
NP95014422 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
116 S Palisade Dr Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone
(805) 922-8006
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2020
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210927003047); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 116 S Palisade Dr Ste 103

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

  1. Patcharie Elkins, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1609359157
  2. Stephanie Lin, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1073747176
  3. Carl Owada, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1427168624
  4. Laurence Shields, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1295741668
  5. Christen Streeper, RD, CNSDRegistered Dietitian1881993848

Verify Monica Kistler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
    Search for license 95014422
    Check the board
  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
Find the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024

56 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Monica Kistler56
  2. Specialty average217

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): 96.5 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 score80.3
  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: $124.34

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Monica Kistler$124.34
  2. Specialty average$426.02

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. Pacific Central Coast Health CentersSanta Maria, CA

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

Monica Kistler among 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California

Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP is one of 912 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 46% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2016 among the 159 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa Lawrence, WHNP-BCSanta Maria, CA 934541609799857
  2. Lori Melson, NPSanta Maria, CA 934541205852605
  3. Victoria Mendel, WHNP-BCSanta Maria, CA 934541487225116
  4. Sheirill Maejan, APNSanta Maria, CA 934551124525514
  5. Naomi Marr, WHNPSanta Maria, CA 934551790954865
  6. Kay Moreland, NPSanta Maria, CA 934551790837912
  7. Lorraine Stege, NPPaso Robles, CA 934461588750244
  8. Meg Ketchum, NPTempleton, CA 934651215955273

Common questions

What is Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP's NPI number?

Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497376875, issued on Apr 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 S Palisade Dr Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 922-8006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95014422, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Monica Kistler, WHNP, DNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.

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.