William Louis Pistel, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Modesto, CA
William Louis Pistel, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1518979418, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (California 20A7594, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Louis Pistel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 20A7594 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 609 E Orangeburg Ave, Modesto, CA 95350
- Phone
- (209) 572-3224
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 572-4528
- Medicaid ID
- 020A7594 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050407000421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 609 E Orangeburg Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Casey, M.D.Specialist1811909716
- Brandy Chapin, OTCSurgical Technologist1154688414
- Jonathan Cohen, M.D.Specialist1174535074
- Paige Crowder, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1821134503
- Brenda Davis, ORTOther Specialist/Technologist1457481269
- Karen Henriquez, OTCOther Technician1043356827
Verify William Louis Pistel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A7594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,257 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 669 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen368 claims
- Meloxicam279 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen234 claims
- Gabapentin71 claims
- Cephalexin52 claims
- Ibuprofen39 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 33.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $443.85
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Golden Valley Health CentersModesto, CA
- Stanislaus Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine ClinicModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Louis Pistel among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
William Louis Pistel, D.O. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Modesto → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Berrien, M.D.Modesto, CA 953501417933698
- Jeffrey Jett, DOModesto, CA 953501669852489
- Jesua Law, D.O.Modesto, CA 953501487090049
- Shaunton Stubbs, DOModesto, CA 953501083300016
- Marc Trzeciak, D. O.Modesto, CA 953501033111026
- Mark Hellner, MDMerced, CA 953481659384881
- Samuel Tacke, M.D.Merced, CA 953481235236993
- Mark Via, M.D.Merced, CA 953481568553824
Common questions
What is William Louis Pistel, D.O.'s NPI number?
William Louis Pistel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518979418, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Louis Pistel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 609 E Orangeburg Ave, Modesto, CA, 95350. Phone: (209) 572-3224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Louis Pistel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A7594, 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 William Louis Pistel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Louis Pistel, D.O. had 1,257 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Louis Pistel, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 33.5 of 100. 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.