David Michael Bechtold , NP
Nurse Practitioner • Chico, CA
Enloe Medical Center, 1531 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926
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NPI assigned on June 1, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 13 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 27447 — Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 331 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 157 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cefadroxil — 107 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) — 44 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Chico, CA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 381. Middle half: 141 to 717.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in California (2024, 2,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 201. Middle half: 73 to 538.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 20 in 2021 to 13 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Enloe Medical Center
1531 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Brock S Cummings Md Inc; Enloe Medical Center. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
22 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,264 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,805 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
332 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$8,225 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2021
All general payments: $473.27 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Education: $250.00 across 1 record.
- Travel and Lodging: $209.27 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $14.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: $473.27 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2021 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
David Bechtold has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists David Bechtold as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chico and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Chico, CA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 381. Middle half: 141 to 717.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in California (2024, 2,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 201. Middle half: 73 to 538.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Chico, CA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,360. Middle half: $9,018 to $43,317.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in California (2024, 2,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,428. Middle half: $6,851 to $46,917.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Chico, CA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,760. Middle half: $6,177 to $32,739.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in California (2024, 2,070 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,640. Middle half: $4,992 to $34,836.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Chico, CA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 539. Middle half: 240 to 825.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in California (2024, 3,221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 248. Middle half: 63 to 852.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Chico, CA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,998. Middle half: $3,291 to $58,390.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in California (2024, 3,221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,982. Middle half: $995 to $121,041.
53 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Chico, CA (8,237 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chico
9.4% of these 53 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
37.7% of these 53 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 35% from 20 in 2021 to 13 in 2024.
- 2021: 20
- 2023: 32
- 2024: 13
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 11% from $2,557 in 2021 to $2,264 in 2024.
- 2021: $2,557
- 2023: $5,558
- 2024: $2,264
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $1,915 in 2021 and $1,805 in 2024.
- 2021: $1,915
- 2023: $4,428
- 2024: $1,805
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2021 to 331 in 2024.
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 65
- 2023: 318
- 2024: 331
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2021 to 332 in 2024.
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 65
- 2023: 318
- 2024: 332
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $55 in 2021 to $8,225 in 2024.
- 2021: $55
- 2022: $542
- 2023: $2,846
- 2024: $8,225
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2021 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2021), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2021 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2021): fewer than 11 records totaling $473.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $250.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $203.27 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $14.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $6.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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13 | 13 | $708.75 | $174.16 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 157 | 1,054 | $1,024.96 | 113 |
| Cefadroxil | Cefadroxil | 107 | 745 | $551.40 | 106 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 44 | 177 | $251.45 | 44 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 12 | 235 | $4,499.25 | 11 |
| Ampicillin Sodium | Ampicillin Sodium | 11 | 40 | $1,898.22 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-11-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163WR0006X
A perioperative registered nurse who works in collaboration with the surgeon and other health care team members to achieve optimal outcomes. The RNFA has acquired the necessary knowledge, judgment, and skills specific to the expanded role of RNFA clinical practice. Intraoperatively, the RNFA assists the surgeon.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20210104000202
CA
0648683045
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Enloe Medical Center
1600 Esplanade, Chico, CA 959263369
Phone: 5303324470
Enloe Medical Center
251 Cohasset Rd, Chico, CA 959262241
Phone: 5303325151
Brock S Cummings Md Inc
251 Cohasset Rd, Chico, CA 959262235
Phone: 5303326045
Enloe Medical Center
111 Raley Blvd, Chico, CA 959288351
Phone: 5303323986
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as DAVID BECHTOLD, NP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: CA 95016049)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER, 1531 ESPLANADE, CHICO, CA 95926 (Tel: 5303327800)
Registered at 5 VIA FLORA CT, CHICO, CA 959730995
Recorded as DAVID BECHTOLD, RNFA
Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: CA 609069)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Chico
- Jaswinder Kaur, FNP
- Jennifer Sanchez, NP
- Shari Lewis, FNP
- Emilyann Schultz, NP
- Elke Mowers, RN, MSN, FNP, OCN
- Nancy Bucey, NP
Mailing Address
5 Via Flora Ct
Chico, CA 959730995