NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Fullerton, CA

Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1558630442, issued on Dec 21, 2011. Check the license (California PA21423, 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558630442
Name
Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna
Credential
MPAS, PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA21423 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
Phone
(714) 446-5200
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 446-5181
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130426000560); 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 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr

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

  1. May Ali, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1952589459
  2. Donald Armstrong, M.D.Gynecology Physician1881672665
  3. Serhat Aytug, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1194707471
  4. Ricarda Benz, M.D.Gynecology Physician1669453254
  5. Jeffrey Bodwin, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1932195476
  6. Dennis Briley, PASurgical Physician Assistant1174731640

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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Catherine Taosuvanna79
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel18 claims
  2. Gabapentin12 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. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaOrange, CA

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

Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C 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 2011, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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).

138 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fullerton

They are 138 of the 5,437 NPPES records with a practice address in Fullerton, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shannon Cornwell, PAFullerton, CA 928351902961626
  2. Negeen Farmand, PAFullerton, CA 928351255530168
  3. Suzanne Freesemann, P.A.Fullerton, CA 928351285750430
  4. Melinda Garcia, PAFullerton, CA 928351437226263
  5. Erica Gomez, DMSC, MPAP, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351316044282
  6. Andrea Inskeep, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351578752424
  7. Elethea Locke-Harris, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351528196169
  8. Laura Lowry, PAFullerton, CA 928351841408390

Common questions

What is Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C's NPI number?

Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558630442, issued on Dec 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 446-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA21423, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Nguyen Taosuvanna, MPAS, PA-C had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.