NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Armando Valenzuela, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Fresno, CA

Armando Valenzuela, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1386718864, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (California PA17037, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386718864
Name
Armando Valenzuela
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA17037 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
255 N Herwaldt Dr, Fresno, CA 93701
Phone
(559) 459-7300
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2022
Fax
(559) 459-3750
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040413000968); 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 255 N Herwaldt Dr

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

  1. Cameron Baker, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1205265964
  2. Brian Clague, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1811293988
  3. Rodrigo De Zubiria, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1194948406
  4. Veronica Demary, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1871905984
  5. Simon Dougherty, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780660761
  6. Christopher Hillman, P.A.-CSurgical Physician Assistant1104014562

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Armando Valenzuela257
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
  3. Gabapentin32 claims
  4. Calcitonin-Salmon21 claims
  5. Prednisone17 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA

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

Armando Valenzuela among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Armando Valenzuela, PA 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cameron Baker, PA-CFresno, CA 937011205265964
  2. Pedro Contreras Torres, PAFresno, CA 937011679871370
  3. Rodrigo De Zubiria, PA-CFresno, CA 937011194948406
  4. Veronica Demary, PA-CFresno, CA 937011871905984
  5. Simon Dougherty, PA-CFresno, CA 937011780660761
  6. Christopher Hillman, P.A.-CFresno, CA 937011104014562
  7. Marcelline Houde, PAFresno, CA 937011912962382
  8. Jocelyn Lu, PAFresno, CA 937011609111624

Common questions

What is Armando Valenzuela, PA's NPI number?

Armando Valenzuela, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386718864, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Armando Valenzuela, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 N Herwaldt Dr, Fresno, CA, 93701. Phone: (559) 459-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Armando Valenzuela, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA17037, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Armando Valenzuela, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Armando Valenzuela, PA had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.