NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine Ann Elder, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Sonora, CA

Christine Ann Elder, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Sonora, California, and NPI 1235164047, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California PA12187, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235164047
Name
Christine Ann Elder
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA12187 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19933 Greenley RD, Sonora, CA 95370
Phone
(209) 536-0505
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(209) 536-0506
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201221001917); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

503 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Christine Elder503
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole140 claims
  2. Hydrocortisone77 claims
  3. Ciclopirox59 claims
  4. Clobetasol Propionate46 claims
  5. Triamcinolone Acetonide24 claims
  6. Clindamycin Phosphate21 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: $38.05

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christine Elder$38.05
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Mark Twain Health Care DistrictValley Springs, CA
  2. Sonora Community HospitalSonora, CA

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

Christine Ann Elder among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Christine Ann Elder, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jorge Rodriguez, PA-CSonora, CA 953701225111750
  2. Gunnar Rohde-Moe, PA-CSonora, CA 953701215912019
  3. Jessica Hampton, PARiverbank, CA 953671831591171
  4. Abigail Mark-Ekpendu, PARiverbank, CA 953671629473723
  5. Jerry Lewis, PAPlanada, CA 953651801879341
  6. Pashtoon Safi, PA-CTracy, CA 953761780875476
  7. Diana Tran, PA-CTracy, CA 953761487358743
  8. Annette Warwick, PA-CTracy, CA 953761851033377

Common questions

What is Christine Ann Elder, PA-C's NPI number?

Christine Ann Elder, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235164047, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine Ann Elder, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19933 Greenley RD, Sonora, CA, 95370. Phone: (209) 536-0505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine Ann Elder, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA12187, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christine Ann Elder, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine Ann Elder, PA-C had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.