April Kanschat, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Santa Cruz, CA
April Kanschat, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1639842131, issued on Jul 29, 2021. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April Kanschat
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 1667 Dominican Way Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 458-6288
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220422001434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1667 Dominican Way Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scott Macnaughton, PAPhysician Assistant1770770463
- Ketty Wang, NPNurse Practitioner1740053529
Verify April Kanschat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
341 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate59 claims
- Clopidogrel49 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Potassium Chloride32 claims
- Furosemide28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $850.26
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Golden State Providers, A Medical CorporationSan Jose, CA
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationWatsonville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April Kanschat among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
April Kanschat, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Burns, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651588208698
- Martha Fuchs, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651326438268
- Monika Lin, PASanta Cruz, CA 950651841676467
- Meghan McCarty, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651053568006
- Tracy Smythe, PASanta Cruz, CA 950651083024467
- Rie Okawara, PASanta Cruz, CA 950601811764566
- Raena Brown, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511710034210
- Jacqueline Cayetano, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511992077432
Common questions
What is April Kanschat, PA-C's NPI number?
April Kanschat, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639842131, issued on Jul 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April Kanschat, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1667 Dominican Way Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 458-6288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April Kanschat, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does April Kanschat, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April Kanschat, PA-C had 341 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is April Kanschat, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.