NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C.

Medical Physician Assistant · Santa Ana, CA

Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1720240708, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (California PA11046, 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
1720240708
Name
Fernando M. Padilla
Credential
P.A.C.
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA11046 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 W 17TH St, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Phone
(714) 972-2727
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(717) 972-1193
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090617000391); 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 520 W 17TH St

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

  1. Carolina Castano, P.A.C.Medical Physician Assistant1568624559
  2. Hsin-Yueh Lee, L.ACAcupuncturist1407989858
  3. Letu Pho, RPH.Pharmacist1336122423

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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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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,362 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Fernando Padilla1,362
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium147 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl91 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
  4. Lisinopril50 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium41 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium37 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: $157.93

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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.

  1. Fernando Padilla$157.93
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Clinica Buena Salud IncSanta Ana, CA

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

Fernando M. Padilla among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C. 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 fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carolina Castano, P.A.C.Santa Ana, CA 927061568624559
  2. Andre Hutchison, PASanta Ana, CA 927061780708933
  3. Andrew Bernal, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927051952504557
  4. Douglas Borgman, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCHSanta Ana, CA 927051306297122
  5. Dana Brannigan, MS, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927071467598318
  6. Nathalie De Vera, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927071366131591
  7. Lauren GomezSanta Ana, CA 927051588471510
  8. Natalie Kaing, PASanta Ana, CA 927071588257125

Common questions

What is Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C.'s NPI number?

Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720240708, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 W 17TH St, Santa Ana, CA, 92706. Phone: (714) 972-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA11046, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fernando M. Padilla, P.A.C. had 1,362 Medicare Part D claims for 227 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.