Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA
Physician Assistant · Smith River, CA
Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Smith River, California, and NPI 1659501880, issued on Jul 22, 2009. Check the license (California PA20429, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn L. Arellanes
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA20429 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 N Indian RD, Smith River, CA 95567
- Phone
- (707) 487-0215
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2023
- Fax
- (707) 487-3003
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091007000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn L. Arellanes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Lisinopril56 claims
- Metformin Hcl43 claims
- Alendronate Sodium42 claims
- Losartan Potassium41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate39 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
- United Indian Health Services, Inc.Arcata, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carolyn L. Arellanes among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Carolyn L. Arellanes, 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 2009, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
1 physician assistant record lists a practice address in Smith River
They are 1 of the 13 NPPES records with a practice address in Smith River, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA's NPI number?
Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659501880, issued on Jul 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 N Indian RD, Smith River, CA, 95567. Phone: (707) 487-0215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20429, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn L. Arellanes, PA had 1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 89 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.
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.