Amber Vaca, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Salem, OR
Amber Vaca, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Salem, Oregon, and NPI 1649893785, issued on May 23, 2020. Check the license with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber Vaca
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 777 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR 97301
- Phone
- (503) 485-4787
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230105000563); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 777 Commercial St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Amber Vaca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,363 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis325 claims
- Furosemide285 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate153 claims
- Potassium Chloride145 claims
- Digoxin126 claims
- Flecainide Acetate104 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: $986.37
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Cascade Cardiology LLCStayton, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber Vaca among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon
Amber Vaca, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Salem
They are 128 of the 6,700 NPPES records with a practice address in Salem, and 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Amber Vaca, PA-C's NPI number?
Amber Vaca, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649893785, issued on May 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber Vaca, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR, 97301. Phone: (503) 485-4787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber Vaca, PA-C's license?
Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amber Vaca, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber Vaca, PA-C had 2,363 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.