Daniel Vacala, PA
Physician Assistant · Savannah, GA
Daniel Vacala, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1871543819, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 2233, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Vacala
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2233 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4425 Paulsen St, Savannah, GA 31405
- Phone
- (912) 355-6615
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 351-0645
- Medicaid ID
- 241812980A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111116000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Vacala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 2233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
272 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam122 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium39 claims
- Mupirocin16 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Celecoxib14 claims
- Cephalexin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $767.47
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Team 1, 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.
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
- Chatham Orthopaedic Associates PAPooler, GA
- Effingham Orthopedic Practice, LLCSpringfield, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Vacala among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Daniel Vacala, PA is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
244 physician assistant records list a practice address in Savannah
They are 244 of the 5,692 NPPES records with a practice address in Savannah, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Vacala, PA's NPI number?
Daniel Vacala, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871543819, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Vacala, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4425 Paulsen St, Savannah, GA, 31405. Phone: (912) 355-6615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Vacala, PA's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 2233, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Daniel Vacala, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Vacala, PA had 272 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Vacala, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.
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.