Gary Vanetsky, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Encinitas, CA
Gary Vanetsky, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1417034489, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California PA15456, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Vanetsky
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA15456 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 477 N EL Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 436-2300
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081203000056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 477 N EL Camino Real
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gary Vanetsky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA15456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide143 claims
- Ketoconazole141 claims
- Minoxidil119 claims
- Fluorouracil97 claims
- Hydrocortisone62 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate60 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,788.99
154 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
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
- J Robert West MD IncEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Vanetsky among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Gary Vanetsky, PA-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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Gary Vanetsky, PA-C's NPI number?
Gary Vanetsky, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417034489, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Vanetsky, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 477 N EL Camino Real, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 436-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Vanetsky, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA15456, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary Vanetsky, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Vanetsky, PA-C had 1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Vanetsky, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.