NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Capitola, CA

Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Capitola, California, and NPI 1235817651, issued on Jul 6, 2023. Check the license (California 63247, 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
1235817651
Name
Ekaterina Gurzhi
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
63247 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4140 Jade St Ste 100, Capitola, CA 95010
Phone
(831) 475-4024
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2023
Record last updated
Nov 15, 2023
Fax
(831) 475-4344
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231129002416); 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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Also registered at 4140 Jade St Ste 100

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

  1. Nicholas Abidi, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1548273758
  2. Elizabeth Bradbury, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1700259181
  3. Kylie Denton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487388336
  4. Christian Heywood, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1942469952
  5. Kenneth Mensch, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1538556576
  6. Michael Nuzzo, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1265583587

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

675 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 177 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ekaterina Gurzhi675
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl131 claims
  2. Gabapentin113 claims
  3. Prochlorperazine Maleate112 claims
  4. Cephalexin106 claims
  5. Meloxicam100 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl38 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. District Orthopaedics, PCChevy Chase, MD
  2. Golden State Orthopedics And SpineWatsonville, CA

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

Ekaterina Gurzhi among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Gochangco, PA-CCapitola, CA 950101619206067
  2. Raymond Villaverde, P.A.Capitola, CA 950101033118237
  3. Margaret Hunt, P.A.Campbell, CA 950081770910820
  4. Jennifer Malloy, PA-CCampbell, CA 950081114008554
  5. Robert Witcosky, P.A.Campbell, CA 950081366405383
  6. Shih-Ting Chiu, PA-CLos Gatos, CA 950321164758108
  7. Zachary Claunch, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Gatos, CA 950321679264626
  8. Jonathan Davies, RPA-CLos Gatos, CA 950321720404312

Common questions

What is Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C's NPI number?

Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235817651, issued on Jul 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4140 Jade St Ste 100, Capitola, CA, 95010. Phone: (831) 475-4024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 63247, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-C had 675 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.