NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gina Michele Castanares, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Clovis, CA

Gina Michele Castanares, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Clovis, California, and NPI 1972198455, issued on Mar 5, 2021. Check the license (California 63671, 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
1972198455
Name
Gina Michele Castanares
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
63671 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
604 N Magnolia Ave Ste 100, Clovis, CA 93611
Phone
(559) 320-0531
Enumerated
Mar 5, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2024
Fax
(559) 320-0539
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240415004151); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2022
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 604 N Magnolia Ave Ste 100

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

  1. Michael Allen, DOOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1295220002
  2. Keiko Amano, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1801139993
  3. Raj Amin, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1942689393
  4. Thomas Auerbach, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1689291700
  5. Mark Ayoub, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1689961310
  6. Deniz Baysal, MD, FRCPOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1992772610

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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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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

147 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 88 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gina Castanares147
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium16 claims
  4. Meloxicam13 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. Central California Faculty Medical Group IncFresno, CA

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

Gina Michele Castanares among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Gina Michele Castanares, PA is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Auerbach, PA-CClovis, CA 936111689291700
  2. Lindsay BrushClovis, CA 936111356938617
  3. Connor Cook, PA-CClovis, CA 936111821942822
  4. Lindsay Freemyer, PA-CClovis, CA 936111568871846
  5. Jacqueline Gomez, PA-CClovis, CA 936111235503814
  6. Deidre Hamilton, PA-CClovis, CA 936111912620808
  7. Simon Mizyed, PA-CClovis, CA 936111952301087
  8. Caroline UrbanekClovis, CA 936111134766868

Common questions

What is Gina Michele Castanares, PA's NPI number?

Gina Michele Castanares, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972198455, issued on Mar 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gina Michele Castanares, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 604 N Magnolia Ave Ste 100, Clovis, CA, 93611. Phone: (559) 320-0531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gina Michele Castanares, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number 63671, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Gina Michele Castanares, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gina Michele Castanares, PA had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.