NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joanna Gao, PAC

Surgical Physician Assistant · Tacoma, WA

Joanna Gao, PAC is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1669363669, issued on Jul 9, 2025. Check the license (Washington PA70038034, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington 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
1669363669
Name
Joanna Gao
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA70038034 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1708 Yakima Ave Ste 105, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 552-1200
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2025
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2025
Fax
(253) 552-1239
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251114003788); 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 1708 Yakima Ave Ste 105

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

  1. Claire Burris, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356820997
  2. Eileen Deming, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1194520650
  3. Nicholas Sich, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1538570338
  4. Vitas Wagner, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1982115358

Verify Joanna Gao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA

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

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Washington

There are 609 surgical physician assistant records in Washington.

Other surgical physician assistant records in Washington

  1. Elizabeth Abecassis, PA-CPuyallup, WA1669708277
  2. Lynn Adraincem, PA-CIssaquah, WA1730439456
  3. Krystle Agtarap, PAOlympia, WA1972907590
  4. Carlos Aguero, P.A.Mount Vernon, WA1598707218
  5. Steven Alcocer, PA-CMount Vernon, WA1891014502
  6. Aleisha Allen, PA-CMount Vernon, WA1700520087
  7. Jillanna Allen, PA-C, MS, ATC/LWenatchee, WA1891761177
  8. Nathan Ambrose, PA-CVancouver, WA1285229500
  9. Charles Anderegg, PACShelton, WA1124056437
  10. Brooke Angelo, PA-CRenton, WA1477096535

Common questions

What is Joanna Gao, PAC's NPI number?

Joanna Gao, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669363669, issued on Jul 9, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joanna Gao, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1708 Yakima Ave Ste 105, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 552-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joanna Gao, PAC's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number PA70038034, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.