Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Merced, CA
Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1043204605, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (California A61619, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolas R. Delapena
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A61619 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3389 G St, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (209) 722-1205
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (209) 722-7833
- Medicaid ID
- 00A616191 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050315001080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3389 G St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rubirosa ArandiaFamily Nurse Practitioner1003401035
Verify Nicolas R. Delapena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
8,040 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 386 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium337 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium321 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium260 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate240 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium198 claims
- Gabapentin195 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): 95.2 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: $227.15
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
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Common questions
What is Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043204605, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3389 G St, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 722-1205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A61619, 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 Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D. had 8,040 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicolas R. Delapena, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 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.