Billy Ray Preece II, NP-C
NPI 1417525759ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Merced, CA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (NP-C) with Lutheran Medical Group LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Merced, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $2,136 for 31 patients in 2024, with only 33 Part D claims. Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $276.02 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lutheran Hospital of Indiana and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1417525759 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | NP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 14, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 23, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | NP95037495 | CA |
| Nurse Practitioner, Family | 363LF0000X | 71013783A | IN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (CA); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 31 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 39 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,136 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 33 · 33 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 18 |
| Total drug cost | $769.07 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Lutheran Medical Group LLCFort Wayne, IN · 252 clinicians
- Paul J Wisniewski DO IncApple Valley, CA · 19 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lutheran Hospital of IndianaFort Wayne, IN
- Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$276.02 · 7 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$1,824 · 15 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $181.65 | 2 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $28.92 | 1 |
| Solventum Corporation | $28.28 | 2 |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. | $21.60 | 1 |
| Davol Inc. | $15.57 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$276.02 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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