Ariel Brito Gonzalez, MD
NPI 1316407364ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Arvin, CA
Family Medicine (MD) with Clinica Sierra Vista, practicing in Arvin, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $738,444 for 4,527 claims, against $1,503 paid for services in 2024. Shield Therapeutics Inc was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $167.43 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Kern Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1316407364 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 24, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 1, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | A178301 | CA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | PTL71 | 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 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 77 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 198 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,503 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,527 · 11,292 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 343 |
| Total drug cost | $738,444 |
| Generic share | 79% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical group
- Clinica Sierra VistaBakersfield, CA · 178 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA
Other facilities
- Purpose Driven Home Health, LLCHome health agency · Bakersfield, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$167.43 · 8 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$43.16 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | $61.89 | 3 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $39.89 | 2 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | $27.17 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $21.17 | 1 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $17.31 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$167.43 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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