NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Brunner, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Laredo, TX

Charles Brunner, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1427439033, issued on Jun 10, 2015. Check the license (Texas PA00370, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1427439033
Name
Charles Brunner
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA00370 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
506 Gale St, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 724-9091
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 724-8213
Medicaid ID
PENDING TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151021000741); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1984
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 506 Gale St

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

  1. Brandon Alvarez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1881304251
  2. Vanessa ChapaFamily Nurse Practitioner1376269977
  3. Humberto Varela, M.D.General Practice Physician1245212646
  4. Eva VillarrealFamily Nurse Practitioner1548842727

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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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  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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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Charles Brunner1,115
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate59 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium46 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium43 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium39 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium35 claims
  6. Farxiga31 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $197.03

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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. Charles Brunner$197.03
  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. Monzer H Yazji MD And Associates PLLCEdinburg, TX

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

Charles Brunner among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Charles Brunner, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 45% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 physician assistant records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 28 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Esteban Ayala, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411396283297
  2. Cesar Banuelos, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411093022568
  3. Paloma Cigarroa, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411992320030
  4. Irene Esparza, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411609022011
  5. Bernice Esteghamatdarshad, P.A.Laredo, TX 780411598192387
  6. Mayra Garza, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411669718110
  7. Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411215637871
  8. Miguel Madrigal, PACLaredo, TX 780411053341404

Common questions

What is Charles Brunner, PA-C's NPI number?

Charles Brunner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427439033, issued on Jun 10, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Brunner, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 Gale St, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 724-9091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Brunner, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA00370, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Charles Brunner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Brunner, PA-C had 1,115 Medicare Part D claims for 213 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.