NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amber Ihander, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Grants Pass, OR

Amber Ihander, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Grants Pass, Oregon, and NPI 1558778985, issued on Jul 17, 2014. Check the license (Oregon PA168930, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558778985
Name
Amber Ihander
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA168930 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 NW Hawthorne Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526
Phone
(541) 472-4777
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140918002708); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1701 NW Hawthorne Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Laura Anderson, DNP APRN-NPNurse Practitioner1093110306
  2. Linford Beachy, BA, MDFamily Medicine Physician1942289277
  3. Andre Bezerra, FNPNurse Practitioner1093528655
  4. Jodi Bostwick, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1649821216
  5. Tina BrannonCommunity Health Worker1336952324
  6. Leanne Burton, RPHPharmacist1811281082

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 192 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amber Ihander3,404
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
  2. Lisinopril165 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium162 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium127 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen106 claims
  6. Omeprazole98 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $51.48

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tactile Systems Technology Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amber Ihander$51.48
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Siskiyou Community Health Center IncGrants Pass, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amber Ihander among 699 medical physician assistant records in Oregon

Amber Ihander, PA-C is one of 699 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2014 among the 508 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Oregon

There are 699 medical physician assistant records in Oregon.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chelsea Burchette, PA-CGrants Pass, OR 975261467448381
  2. Esther Carson, PACGrants Pass, OR 975261073588679
  3. Ian Chamberlain, PA-CGrants Pass, OR 975261093521221
  4. Christopher CielinskiGrants Pass, OR 975261619428208
  5. Drew LakeyGrants Pass, OR 975261609443589
  6. Shanna Pugh, PA-CGrants Pass, OR 975261326477589
  7. Scott Swindells, PA-CGrants Pass, OR 975261790777233
  8. Bruce Towers, PAC, MPAS, BBAGrants Pass, OR 975261346318789

Common questions

What is Amber Ihander, PA-C's NPI number?

Amber Ihander, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558778985, issued on Jul 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amber Ihander, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 NW Hawthorne Ave, Grants Pass, OR, 97526. Phone: (541) 472-4777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amber Ihander, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number PA168930, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amber Ihander, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amber Ihander, PA-C had 3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.