Fritz Gutierrez, FNP-C
NPI 1962179135ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Torrance, CA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Maneesh Suresh Penkar MD Inc, practicing in Torrance, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $428,469 for 290 patients, and Part D covered 1,352 of their prescriptions, 77% of them generic. Pfizer Inc. reported $24.64 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1962179135 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 25, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 21, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | May 21, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 95020974 | CA |
| Registered Nurse, General Practice | 163WG0000X | 680694 | CA |
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) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 290 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,984 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $428,469 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,352 · 1,721 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 164 |
| Total drug cost | $106,133 |
| Generic share | 77% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Maneesh Suresh Penkar MD IncTorrance, CA · 2 clinicians
Other facilities
- Efficient Home Health Services, IncHome health agency · Northridge, CA
- Next Level Home Health IncHome health agency · Northridge, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$24.64 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$24.83 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $24.64 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$24.64 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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