David Brown
Medical Physician Assistant · Yucca Valley, CA
David Brown is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Yucca Valley, California, and NPI 1033381181, issued on Mar 28, 2008. Check the license (California PA16548, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Brown
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA16548 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 57402 29 Palms Hwy Ste 1, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
- Phone
- (760) 228-1800
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Morphine Sulfate23 claims
- Lorazepam15 claims
- Furosemide13 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: $17.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
David Brown among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
David Brown 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 2008, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Helena Fraser, PA-CYucca Valley, CA 922841154451664
- Gregory McGuinn, PA-CYucca Valley, CA 922841174637581
- Lawrence Frost, PA-CWinterhaven, CA 922831780616870
- Raquel YorbaWinterhaven, CA 922831295119238
- Anne Lopez, PATwentynine Palms, CA 922781750333613
- Diana Mendoza De Saenz, PA-CTwentynine Palms, CA 922781043890452
- George Velasquez, INDEPENDENT DUTY HMTwentynine Palms, CA 922781740453414
- Michelle Bretz, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701619659943
Common questions
What is David Brown's NPI number?
David Brown's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033381181, issued on Mar 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Brown located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 57402 29 Palms Hwy Ste 1, Yucca Valley, CA, 92284. Phone: (760) 228-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Brown's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16548, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Brown prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Brown had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.