Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Merced, CA
Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1700122686, issued on Dec 20, 2012. Check the license (California 20A12375, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Cruz Pecson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A12375 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Mercy Ave, Merced, CA 95340
- Phone
- (209) 564-3513
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140109000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Cruz Pecson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A12375Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,325 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium277 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate169 claims
- Lisinopril149 claims
- Losartan Potassium133 claims
- Atenolol116 claims
- Simvastatin114 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncVallejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Cruz Pecson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O. 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 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · 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).
94 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Merced
They are 94 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Merced, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700122686, issued on Dec 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Mercy Ave, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 564-3513. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A12375, 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 Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Cruz Pecson, D.O. had 3,325 Medicare Part D claims for 300 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.
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.