NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dana J. Shaheen, PA

Physician Assistant · Santa Maria, CA

Dana J. Shaheen, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1255360772, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California PA 16357, 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
1255360772
Name
Dana J. Shaheen
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA 16357 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2271 S. Depot Street, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Phone
(805) 922-0561
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060721000262); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2001
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 2271 S. Depot Street

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

  1. Thomas Caruso, MDGeneral Practice Physician1609965433
  2. Scott Cowger, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356779110
  3. Edward Donahue, PTPhysical Therapist1437246022
  4. Brittany Jones, DPTPhysical Therapist1609007509
  5. Abigail Kraemer-Cole, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1902181159
  6. David Mizes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629094230

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

350 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dana Shaheen350
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro38 claims
  2. Azithromycin33 claims
  3. Mupirocin20 claims
  4. Cephalexin16 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
  6. Levofloxacin14 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): 96.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $46.52

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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. Dana Shaheen$46.52
  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. Pacific Central Coast Health CentersSanta Maria, CA

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

Dana J. Shaheen among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Dana J. Shaheen, PA 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 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

150 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Maria

They are 150 of the 3,047 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Maria, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frank Aranda, PASanta Maria, CA 934551962488528
  2. Hugo Bravo-Chavez, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934551659708147
  3. Jose Chavez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSanta Maria, CA 934551225323116
  4. Scott Cowger, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934551356779110
  5. Bernadette Gonsalves, P.A.Santa Maria, CA 934551083631790
  6. Jeanette GudinoSanta Maria, CA 934551538883293
  7. Jessica KohlerSanta Maria, CA 934551306438395
  8. Drew Leggett, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934551740816552

Common questions

What is Dana J. Shaheen, PA's NPI number?

Dana J. Shaheen, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255360772, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dana J. Shaheen, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2271 S. Depot Street, Santa Maria, CA, 93455. Phone: (805) 922-0561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dana J. Shaheen, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA 16357, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dana J. Shaheen, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dana J. Shaheen, PA had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dana J. Shaheen, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.

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