NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando Acosta, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Redlands, CA

Fernando Acosta, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Redlands, California, and NPI 1972744399, issued on Mar 14, 2009. Check the license (California PA20237, 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
1972744399
Name
Fernando Acosta
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA20237 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
245 Terracina Blvd Ste 202, Redlands, CA 92373
Phone
(909) 793-3311
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2009
Record last updated
May 19, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120717000207); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 245 Terracina Blvd Ste 202

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

  1. David Burnham, MDSurgery Physician1124022538
  2. Aron Depew, M.D.Surgery Physician1942413976
  3. Gisselle GenaoPhysician Assistant1538944384
  4. Adam May, PAPhysician Assistant1164853909
  5. Henry Nguyen, M.D.Surgery Physician1760666168
  6. Charles Yoh, M.D.Surgery Physician1235140401

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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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

229 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Fernando Acosta229
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl39 claims
  2. Cephalexin38 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro29 claims
  4. Finasteride21 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl18 claims
  6. Oxybutynin Chloride Er12 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: $16.73

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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.

  1. Fernando Acosta$16.73
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRiverside, CA

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

Fernando Acosta among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Fernando Acosta, PA-C 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 2009, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

71 physician assistant records list a practice address in Redlands

They are 71 of the 2,498 NPPES records with a practice address in Redlands, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalya BallardRedlands, CA 923731093989949
  2. Julee Brice, P.A-CRedlands, CA 923731184664070
  3. Christopher Clark, P.A-CRedlands, CA 923731467568493
  4. Jennifer Ehteshami, PA-CRedlands, CA 923731255492666
  5. Heidi Gauthreaux, P.A-CRedlands, CA 923731437265105
  6. Rae-Lynn Ghosh, P.A.Redlands, CA 923731477665602
  7. Laura Houck, PA-CRedlands, CA 923731780871400
  8. Sarah Johnson, P.A-CRedlands, CA 923731306958236

Common questions

What is Fernando Acosta, PA-C's NPI number?

Fernando Acosta, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972744399, issued on Mar 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando Acosta, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 Terracina Blvd Ste 202, Redlands, CA, 92373. Phone: (909) 793-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando Acosta, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA20237, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Fernando Acosta, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fernando Acosta, PA-C had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 167 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.