Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ronnie Claiborne, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Ronnie Claiborne, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1578503256, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (California G66649, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1578503256
Name
Ronnie Claiborne
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
G66649 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1925 17TH Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(661) 323-2295
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Ronnie Claiborne 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

4,587 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,957 among the 8,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 280 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronnie Claiborne4,587
  2. Specialty average2,957

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen138 claims
  3. Alprazolam133 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride123 claims
  6. Omeprazole109 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 44.8 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 score39.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,616.10

76 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,601 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,297.26 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronnie Claiborne$1,616.10
  2. Specialty average$1,297.26

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Ronnie Claiborne MD A Professional CorporationBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

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Common questions

What is Ronnie Claiborne, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ronnie Claiborne, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578503256, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronnie Claiborne, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1925 17TH Street, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 323-2295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronnie Claiborne, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G66649, 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 Ronnie Claiborne, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronnie Claiborne, M.D. had 4,587 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 2,957. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ronnie Claiborne, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 44.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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 Aug 27, 2026.