Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1255341962, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (California A83742, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea Gaye Edwards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License numbers
- A83742 CA
E-20057 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1663 Dominican Way Ste 210, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 475-8002
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Fax
- (831) 475-8580
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060306000325); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1663 Dominican Way Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrea Gaye Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
240 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole40 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl29 claims
- Imbruvica24 claims
- Lorazepam15 claims
- Alendronate Sodium13 claims
- Xarelto13 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: $1,831.62
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Highlands Oncology Group PAMountain Home, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrea Gaye Edwards among 447 medical oncology physician records in California
Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD is one of 447 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 312 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 447 medical oncology physician records in California.
All 447 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Medical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Alexander, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651053321760
- Shane Dormady, M.D., PHDLos Gatos, CA 950321417024654
- Nathalie Brophy, MDCampbell, CA 950081265491450
- May Chen, MDCampbell, CA 950081386603447
- Martin Rubenstein, MDCampbell, CA 950081518928811
- Steven Scates, MDCampbell, CA 950081871555755
- Rajeshwari Ayyar, MDSan Jose, CA 951241871670703
- Teja Bedi, MDSan Jose, CA 951241871777573
Common questions
What is Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD's NPI number?
Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255341962, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1663 Dominican Way Ste 210, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 475-8002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A83742, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrea Gaye Edwards, MD had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.