NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C

Physician Assistant · National City, CA

Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in National City, California, and NPI 1164747515, issued on Mar 29, 2010. Check the license (California 20859, 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
1164747515
Name
Irene Arellano-Cruz
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
20859 CA
15759 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
330 E 8TH St, National City, CA 91950
Phone
(619) 662-4100
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101005000817); 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 330 E 8TH St

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

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Verify Irene Arellano-Cruz in five checks

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  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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49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,234 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Irene Arellano-Cruz1,234
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium92 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl66 claims
  5. Lisinopril58 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium51 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: $20.49

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Irene Arellano-Cruz$20.49
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Centro DE Salud DE LA Comunidad DE San Ysidro, Inc.Chula Vista, CA

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

Irene Arellano-Cruz among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C 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 2010, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

17 physician assistant records list a practice address in National City

They are 17 of the 749 NPPES records with a practice address in National City, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Afflalo, PA-CNational City, CA 919501962912568
  2. Ruth Aguilar-Wong, PA-CNational City, CA 919501699298190
  3. Michael Anantiyo, PANational City, CA 919501093304214
  4. Brooke Blaser, PA-CNational City, CA 919501265903868
  5. Alexandra Chatfield, PA-CNational City, CA 919501215584628
  6. Vernon Clark, PANational City, CA 919501104910389
  7. Lisa Eilerman, P.A.National City, CA 919501801904362
  8. Bradley Guion, PA-CNational City, CA 919501578195707

Common questions

What is Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C's NPI number?

Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164747515, issued on Mar 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 E 8TH St, National City, CA, 91950. Phone: (619) 662-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20859, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Irene Arellano-Cruz, PA-C had 1,234 Medicare Part D claims for 132 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.