Gail Scott Hovorka, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Arcata, CA
Gail Scott Hovorka, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Arcata, California, and NPI 1417043969, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California C52007, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gail Scott Hovorka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- C52007 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 770 10TH St, Arcata, CA 95521
- Phone
- (707) 826-8610
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 826-8623
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040324000925); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 770 10TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Phaedra Carlsen, RNRegistered Nurse1952774077
- Selina Clow, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821371923
- Sergio Codina, RNRegistered Nurse1225225717
- Jessica Cooper, RNRegistered Nurse1457722951
- Shevia Cornett, RNRegistered Nurse1295155935
- Ashlie Crews, MSW, LCSWSocial Worker1811566557
Verify Gail Scott Hovorka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C52007Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,512 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 388 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium265 claims
- Gabapentin190 claims
- Triumeq165 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen132 claims
- Lisinopril107 claims
- Biktarvy101 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: $24.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Open Door Community Health CentersArcata, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gail Scott Hovorka among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Gail Scott Hovorka, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Arcata
They are 29 of the 829 NPPES records with a practice address in Arcata, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gail Scott Hovorka, MD's NPI number?
Gail Scott Hovorka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417043969, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gail Scott Hovorka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 770 10TH St, Arcata, CA, 95521. Phone: (707) 826-8610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gail Scott Hovorka, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C52007, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gail Scott Hovorka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gail Scott Hovorka, MD had 4,512 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.