Ricardo Marcelo Brizuela, MD
NPI 1174605224ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Modesto, CA
Hospitalist (MD) with Sutter Valley Medical Foundation, practicing in Modesto, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $79,844 for 348 patients, and Part D covered 496 of their prescriptions, 86% of them generic. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported $17.88 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Emanuel Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1174605224 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 19, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 13, 2008 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | A96573 | CA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | A96573 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 348 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 856 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $79,844 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 496 · 577 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 165 |
| Total drug cost | $33,890 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationModesto, CA · 2,500 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA
- Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA
- Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$17.88 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$13.17 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $17.88 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$17.88 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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