NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anne Castle, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Santa Ana, CA

Anne Castle, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1669424206, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (California PA17545, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669424206
Name
Anne Castle
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA17545 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone
(714) 953-3500
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041027000871); 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 1001 N Tustin Ave

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

  1. Stewart Brash, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1427001163
  2. Steven Bui, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1508252883
  3. Julia Celani, P.T.Physical Therapist1659349165
  4. Omar Chowdhry, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1972735074
  5. Catherine Chung, MDAnesthesiology Physician1205820586
  6. Brian Cross, MDSpecialist1720072002

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

447 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anne Castle447
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin45 claims
  2. Azithromycin35 claims
  3. Prednisone29 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25 claims
  5. Acetaminophen-Codeine21 claims
  6. Meloxicam21 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: $42.76

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.

  1. Anne Castle$42.76
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA

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

124 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Ana

They are 124 of the 8,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Ana, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

Other physician assistant records in California

  1. Marcia -Galbraith, PAStockton, CA1407143274
  2. Danny Abad, PAOrange, CA1477158673
  3. Lea Dominique Abadies, PATustin, CA1124754254
  4. Rea Elizabeth Abaniel, P.A.-CSeal Beach, CA1396173621
  5. Ramina Abbasi, PA-CSignal Hill, CA1093448300
  6. Ariel Abbott, PA-CStockton, CA1780334342
  7. Barrie Abbott, PA-CAnza, CA1861602575
  8. Elizabeth Abbott, PA-CSan Diego, CA1437540762
  9. Terri Abbott, P.A.La Jolla, CA1811165566
  10. Angela Abboud, MMS, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA1114399334

Common questions

What is Anne Castle, P.A.'s NPI number?

Anne Castle, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669424206, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anne Castle, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 953-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anne Castle, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA17545, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Anne Castle, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anne Castle, P.A. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 320 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.

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