NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek Joseph Urban

Physician Assistant · Chico, CA

Derek Joseph Urban is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1205238086, issued on Sep 23, 2014. Check the license (California 51961, 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
1205238086
Name
Derek Joseph Urban
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
51961 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 332-4470
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 893-6885
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150817002514); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2014
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 1531 Esplanade

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

  1. Danny Abifadel, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1427245455
  2. Bruce Aikin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1679583074
  3. Mark Allen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114155256
  4. Francisco Alvarez, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1588690648
  5. Kelley Alvarez, P.A.Physician Assistant1912393448
  6. Travis Anderson, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1730456468

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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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  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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Derek Urban101
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  2. Omeprazole14 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): 76.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.9
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA

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

Derek Joseph Urban among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Derek Joseph Urban 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 2014, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

47 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chico

They are 47 of the 3,684 NPPES records with a practice address in Chico, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelley Alvarez, P.A.Chico, CA 959261912393448
  2. Michael Bertain, PA-CChico, CA 959261679608079
  3. Joshua Calderon, PA-CChico, CA 959261356643621
  4. Renee Christenson, MPAS, PA-CChico, CA 959261578514493
  5. Stephen Grant, PA-CChico, CA 959261366515322
  6. Cynthia Hale, PAChico, CA 959261902092786
  7. Shelly Martinek, PA-CChico, CA 959261255483160
  8. Patrick Milburn, PA-CChico, CA 959261144428590

Common questions

What is Derek Joseph Urban's NPI number?

Derek Joseph Urban's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205238086, issued on Sep 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek Joseph Urban located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-4470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derek Joseph Urban's license?

NPPES lists California license number 51961, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Derek Joseph Urban prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derek Joseph Urban had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Derek Joseph Urban's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.