NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Hixon, PA

Physician Assistant · San Luis Obispo, CA

Eric Hixon, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1841276409, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (California PA16542, 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
1841276409
Name
Eric Hixon
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA16542 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
77 Casa St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Phone
(805) 269-1500
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 269-1585
Medicaid ID
PA165420 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 77 Casa St

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

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  2. Michael Clayton, M.D.Urology Physician1609967447
  3. Phillip Colbert, M.D.Specialist1245211952
  4. Jaimee Collins, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871879635
  5. Alicia Dueck, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144629890
  6. Daniel Gross, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538340088

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

453 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Hixon453
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Mirtazapine36 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl18 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate17 claims
  4. Clonazepam16 claims
  5. Gabapentin14 claims
  6. Lisinopril13 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: $16.82

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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. Eric Hixon$16.82
  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.

Eric Hixon among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Eric Hixon, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 99% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

58 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo

They are 58 of the 3,403 NPPES records with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzanne Bakke, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051861676553
  2. Brittany Bell, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051972047587
  3. Gary Cooper, P.A.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051598889735
  4. Jacqualine Dancy, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051073558748
  5. Lisa Dimodica, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934051669617015
  6. Benjamin Frimmer, MS, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051104374883
  7. David Gingrich, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934051134252653
  8. Tina Heck, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051003048620

Common questions

What is Eric Hixon, PA's NPI number?

Eric Hixon, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841276409, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Hixon, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77 Casa St, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 269-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Hixon, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA16542, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Eric Hixon, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Hixon, PA had 453 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.