Amy Christine Almaraz Nielsen, D.O.

Primary specialty

Neurology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084N0400X

License

20A11494 Issued in CA

Practice address

9850 Genesee Ave Ste 530
La Jolla, CA 92037-1213

Phone

(760) 631-3000

Fax

(760) 270-9534

NPI assigned

Jul 6, 2006

Last updated

Sep 11, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Neurology

Education

Other, 2006

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

North County Neurology Associates Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 5193625911, 45 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla Hospital, La Jolla, CA, CCN 050324
• Tri-City Medical Center Hospital, Oceanside, CA, CCN 050128
• UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr Hospital, San Diego, CA, CCN 050025

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.58 of 100Reported as group

Quality

69.7

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

69.76

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: anielsen28083@scrippshlth.medalliesdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• North County Neurology Associates Medical Group

  dba North County Neurology Associates

  • Neurology Physician
  • Carlsbad, CA
  • NPI 1003860537
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1437103942
  Medicare reassignment
• North County Neurology Associates Medical Group

  dba North County Neurology Associates

  • Neurology Physician
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1649298423
  NPD
• Scripps Health

  dba Scripps Hospital Medical Services

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1487928891
  NPD
• North County Neurology Associates Medical Group

  dba North County Neurology Associates

  • Neurology Physician
  • Temecula, CA
  • NPI 1689275075
  NPD (past)
• Palomar Health

  dba Palomar Medical Center Escondido

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Escondido, CA
  • NPI 1457321317
  NPD (past)
• Scripps Health

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1427034990
  NPD (past)
• Scripps Health

  dba Scripps Mercy Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1659359446
  NPD (past)
• Scripps Health

  dba Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1841277704
  NPD (past)
• Tri-City Hospital

  dba Tri-City Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Oceanside, CA
  • NPI 1801861190
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Regents of the University of California

  dba UCSD Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1184722779
  Care Compare affiliation
• Scripps Health

  dba Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1841277704
  Care Compare affiliation
• Tri-City Hospital

  dba Tri-City Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Oceanside, CA
  • NPI 1801861190
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Quan Nhu, M.D., PH.D.
• Alexis Nichols, MD
• Kristen Marie Nichols, LMFT
• Sharon Lynn Nichols, PH.D.
• Laura J. Nicholson, M.D.
• Roya Nikzad, PH.D, L.AC
• Viola Ninchak, FNP
• Vincent George Nip, MD
• Nisha Bunke, MD (La Jolla Vein Care)
• Kimberly Koko Nishi, PSY.D

• Neurology Physician in La Jolla, CA
• Providers in La Jolla, CA by specialty
• Neurology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.