NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicele E. Puente, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Santa Ana, CA

Nicele E. Puente, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1225569866, issued on Mar 24, 2017. Check the license (California A170386, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225569866
Name
Nicele E. Puente
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A170386 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2015 W 1St St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone
(714) 716-1830
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210317002664); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2017
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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Also registered at 2015 W 1St St

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

  1. Ramon Aleman Navas, DDSDentist1114808029
  2. Thavry Butler, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1336464437
  3. Mariefaye Ramos, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1619334778

Verify Nicele E. Puente in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

702 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicele Puente702
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Lisinopril49 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl45 claims
  4. Omeprazole28 claims
  5. Meloxicam21 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate20 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $26.12

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn 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. Nicele Puente$26.12
  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 2 group practices

  1. Behavioral Health Services Inc.Hawthorne, CA
  2. Choice Health NetworkSanta Ana, CA

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

Nicele E. Puente among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Nicele E. Puente, 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 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

177 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Ana

They are 177 of the 8,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Ana, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Santa Ana → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravi BhaktaSanta Ana, CA 927031093248510
  2. Chun Chiang, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927031457657710
  3. Jose Cilliani, D.O.Santa Ana, CA 927031265545586
  4. Robert Espinoza, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927031154593069
  5. Megan Gonzalez, MDSanta Ana, CA 927031912572926
  6. Thao Hoang, D.O.Santa Ana, CA 927031750348363
  7. Afram Kallah, MDSanta Ana, CA 927031376586644
  8. Linda Lin, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927031194165605

Common questions

What is Nicele E. Puente, MD's NPI number?

Nicele E. Puente, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225569866, issued on Mar 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicele E. Puente, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2015 W 1St St, Santa Ana, CA, 92703. Phone: (714) 716-1830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicele E. Puente, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A170386, 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 Nicele E. Puente, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicele E. Puente, MD had 702 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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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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.