Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Portland, OR
Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1124088448, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Oregon PA01239, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathleen L. Hernandez
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA01239 OR
PA17443 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR 97239
- Phone
- (503) 494-7820
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 00PA174430 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070910000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kenneth Abbey, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588779342
- Matthew Abbott, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1154738003
- Ayah Abdelsalam Megahed, MD, MSCVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1023503596
- Obada Abdulrazzak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598567430
Verify Cathleen L. Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license PA01239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel26 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl19 claims
- Eliquis15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $37.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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
- Northstarr Cardiothoracic Surgery LLCAnchorage, AK
- University Professional ServicesBeaverton, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathleen L. Hernandez among 362 surgical physician assistant records in Oregon
Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA is one of 362 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2014 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% 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 Oregon 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 Oregon
There are 362 surgical physician assistant records in Oregon.
All 362 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Biedenbach, MS, PA-CPortland, OR 972391932298429
- Cynthia Britton, PAPortland, OR 972391093764714
- Ileana Esquivel, PA-CPortland, OR 972391861407363
- Amanda Hamilton, PAPortland, OR 972391467524744
- Brookley Holter, PACPortland, OR 972391710968375
- Donald Lilak, PACPortland, OR 972391659324564
- Robert Mangrum, PA-CPortland, OR 972391871546838
- Richard Reed, PAPortland, OR 972391235145723
Common questions
What is Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA's NPI number?
Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124088448, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-7820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number PA01239, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cathleen L. Hernandez, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. 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.