Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Apinya Smothers, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Los Banos, CA

Apinya Smothers, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Los Banos, California, and NPI 1336699065, issued on Oct 5, 2016. Check the license (California 54037, 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 recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1336699065
Name
Apinya Smothers
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
54037 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1045 5TH St, Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone
(209) 827-4747
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1045 5TH St

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

  1. Yunkyung HeoFamily Nurse Practitioner1881135705
  2. Linda MorfordPhysician Assistant1497868657
  3. Alex Schechterly, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083371140

Verify Apinya Smothers in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,441 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Apinya Smothers1,441
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium130 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl93 claims
  3. Jardiance86 claims
  4. Lisinopril83 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium76 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate70 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: $233.71

11 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Apinya Smothers$233.71
  2. Specialty average$853.85

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

10 physician assistant records list a Los Banos practice address

They are 10 of the 441 NPPES records with a Los Banos practice address, and 13,861 physician assistant records in California.

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  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. Angela Abboud, MMS, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA1114399334
  10. Fatimeh Abdallah, P.A.-CNewport Beach, CA1487002218

Common questions

What is Apinya Smothers, PA-C's NPI number?

Apinya Smothers, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336699065, issued on Oct 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Apinya Smothers, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1045 5TH St, Los Banos, CA, 93635. Phone: (209) 827-4747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Apinya Smothers, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 54037, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Apinya Smothers, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Apinya Smothers, PA-C had 1,441 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.