NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A.

Surgical Physician Assistant · Austin, TX

Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1679533590, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA02691, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1679533590
Name
Chad Ryan Fontana
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA02691 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6818 Austin Center Blvd Ste 200, Austin, TX 78731
Phone
(512) 856-1000
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050817000383); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.

  1. Chad Fontana13
  2. Specialty average304

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): 63.1 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score66.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%22.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Joel H Hurt MD PLLCAustin, TX

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

Chad Ryan Fontana among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas

Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A. is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 52% 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lauren Aseron, PA-CAustin, TX 787311710150958
  2. Sarah Elmer, PA-CAustin, TX 787311952698524
  3. Amy Flynn, P.A.Austin, TX 787311023347689
  4. Kevin Giacontiere, PAAustin, TX 787311942205430
  5. Erin Mitchell, PACAustin, TX 787311174710602
  6. Stavroula Prentice, RPA-CAustin, TX 787281235617887
  7. Deborah Sheffield, LSAAustin, TX 787281861812273
  8. Mai Murray, PA-CLakeway, TX 787381316130438

Common questions

What is Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A.'s NPI number?

Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679533590, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6818 Austin Center Blvd Ste 200, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 856-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA02691, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A. had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chad Ryan Fontana, P.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.1 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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