NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Scott Cooper, P.A.

Physician Assistant · San Luis Obispo, CA

Gary Scott Cooper, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1598889735, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (California PA15219, 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
1598889735
Name
Gary Scott Cooper
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA15219 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
283 Madonna RD, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Phone
(805) 549-8880
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 549-8743
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100304000227); 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 283 Madonna RD

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

  1. Katherine Berman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1508064593
  2. Jacqualine Dancy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073558748
  3. Tillman Dodd, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1497738140
  4. Teah Nash, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114351814
  5. Brian Roberts, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1235112988

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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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

441 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gary Cooper441
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin78 claims
  2. Prednisone74 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide20 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 one group practice

  1. Med-Stops Medical Clinic IncSan Luis Obispo, CA

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

Gary Scott Cooper among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Gary Scott Cooper, P.A. 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 2007, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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. Jacqualine Dancy, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051073558748
  4. Lisa Dimodica, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934051669617015
  5. Benjamin Frimmer, MS, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051104374883
  6. David Gingrich, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934051134252653
  7. Tina Heck, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051003048620
  8. Eric Hixon, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934051841276409

Common questions

What is Gary Scott Cooper, P.A.'s NPI number?

Gary Scott Cooper, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598889735, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Scott Cooper, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 283 Madonna RD, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 549-8880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Scott Cooper, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA15219, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Gary Scott Cooper, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary Scott Cooper, P.A. had 441 Medicare Part D claims for 289 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.