NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Avani Gokaldas, PA

Physician Assistant · Foothill Ranch, CA

Avani Gokaldas, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Foothill Ranch, California, and NPI 1417906017, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417906017
Name
Avani Gokaldas
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085-002344 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26740 Towne Centre Dr, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Phone
(949) 588-9293
Enumerated
May 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 588-0409
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040302001275); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 26740 Towne Centre Dr

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

  1. David Blakely, DCChiropractor1649303462
  2. Cherrie Bravo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962937177
  3. Suzan Hashemi, L.ACAcupuncturist1245675271
  4. Bakul PatelFamily Medicine Physician1710932751

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

711 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Avani Gokaldas711
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole129 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium70 claims
  3. Esomeprazole Magnesium68 claims
  4. Famotidine63 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf56 claims
  6. Metoclopramide Hcl40 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,990.87

90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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. Avani Gokaldas$1,990.87
  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. United Medical DoctorsOrange, CA

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

Avani Gokaldas among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Avani Gokaldas, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 physician assistant records list a practice address in Foothill Ranch

They are 5 of the 169 NPPES records with a practice address in Foothill Ranch, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leticia Amador, P AFoothill Ranch, CA 926101518293331
  2. Melissa Calliham, P.A-CFoothill Ranch, CA 926101790725687
  3. Jessica KylanderFoothill Ranch, CA 926101801687496
  4. Stephanie RaymundoFoothill Ranch, CA 926101316886187
  5. Alex Van Der Ham, PALake Forest, CA 926101043853237
  6. Siyu Li, PA-CIrvine, CA 926121316588148
  7. Hena Lonappan, PA-CIrvine, CA 926121689432320
  8. Julianna Rhode, P.A.Irvine, CA 926121720217433

Common questions

What is Avani Gokaldas, PA's NPI number?

Avani Gokaldas, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417906017, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Avani Gokaldas, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26740 Towne Centre Dr, Foothill Ranch, CA, 92610. Phone: (949) 588-9293. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Avani Gokaldas, PA's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Avani Gokaldas, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Avani Gokaldas, PA had 711 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Avani Gokaldas, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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