Dr. Jose Bernardo Contreras Jr., MD

Dr. Contreras practices at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, part of MemorialCare Health System.

Dr. Contreras' NPI, 1629490438, was assigned on January 14, 2014. Dr. Contreras graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Contreras holds California license C196192.

Dr. Contreras' primary practice is Orange Coast Medical Center, at 9920 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 378-7000.

Dr. Contreras' primary practice is Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, part of MemorialCare Health System. Dr. Contreras is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is UCI Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Contreras to 2 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Contreras practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Contreras' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Contreras is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Contreras' licenses on file in 5 states: California, Ohio, Minnesota, New York and Connecticut.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, hypersomnia, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Contreras treats.

CMS data shows 1,213 Medicare services from Dr. Contreras across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 436 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,797 for them.

CMS counts 436 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Contreras in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 187 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Contreras' median patient age at 68, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Contreras wrote 464 Medicare Part D claims for 147 patients. 41% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 327 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $87,829 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 388 claims across 16 drugs.

Dr. Contreras accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Contreras as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Contreras, published from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Contreras' most frequent co-authors are Farhad Arjomand, MD, Zary Hashemi, MD and Suresh Kotagal, BS, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Contreras from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $319.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Contreras, most recently Chief Fellow in 2016.

Dr. Contreras graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Contreras is a member of AASM, ACCP, AMA, ATS and SCCM.

Dr. Contreras is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.