NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel C. Birkholz

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Yreka, CA

Samuel C. Birkholz is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Yreka, California, and NPI 1558873786, issued on Oct 27, 2017. Check the license (California 95000789, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558873786
Name
Samuel C. Birkholz
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
95000789 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
444 Bruce St, Yreka, CA 96097
Phone
(530) 842-4121
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 841-2049
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171201002078); 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.
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Also registered at 444 Bruce St

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

  1. Larry Blazier, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1104085265
  2. Sharon Dawson, CRNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1336261890
  3. Lisa Ditomaso, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1750843397
  4. Teresa Dunton, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174092944
  5. Madison Feller, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1487275848
  6. Gakwaya Habiyaremye, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255828869

Verify Samuel C. Birkholz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score50.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Siskiyou Hospital IncYreka, CA

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

Samuel C. Birkholz among 2,943 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in California

Samuel C. Birkholz is one of 2,943 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2016 among the 2,089 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Yreka

They are 4 of the 424 NPPES records with a practice address in Yreka, and 2,943 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in California.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott BeerYreka, CA 960971548859341
  2. Cameron Lovinger, CRNAYreka, CA 960971336537174
  3. Frances Young, CRNAYreka, CA 960971700980430
  4. Julie Roselli, CRNAWeaverville, CA 960931306922323
  5. Randy Gray, CRNARed Bluff, CA 960801700954070
  6. Thomas Lata, CRNA, ACNPRed Bluff, CA 960801053610659
  7. Lucille Osaki, CRNARed Bluff, CA 960801174603955
  8. Andre Schuetz, CRNARed Bluff, CA 960801407881089

Common questions

What is Samuel C. Birkholz's NPI number?

Samuel C. Birkholz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558873786, issued on Oct 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel C. Birkholz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 444 Bruce St, Yreka, CA, 96097. Phone: (530) 842-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel C. Birkholz's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95000789, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Samuel C. Birkholz's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.2 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.