John E. Gochangco, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Capitola, CA
John E. Gochangco, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Capitola, California, and NPI 1619206067, issued on Dec 14, 2009. Check the license (California PA20688, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Gochangco
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA20688 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4140 Jade St, Capitola, CA 95010
- Phone
- (831) 475-4024
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 475-4344
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100204000327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4140 Jade St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Reynolds, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1457364663
- Karin TanakaPhysician Assistant1124421532
- Raymond Villaverde, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1033118237
Verify John E. Gochangco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20688Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
187 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl54 claims
- Ibuprofen36 claims
- Ondansetron Odt33 claims
- Meloxicam15 claims
- Famotidine11 claims
- Gabapentin11 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John E. Gochangco among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
John E. Gochangco, PA-C 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 2009, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Capitola → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ekaterina Gurzhi, PA-CCapitola, CA 950101235817651
- Raymond Villaverde, P.A.Capitola, CA 950101033118237
- Margaret Hunt, P.A.Campbell, CA 950081770910820
- Jennifer Malloy, PA-CCampbell, CA 950081114008554
- Robert Witcosky, P.A.Campbell, CA 950081366405383
- Shih-Ting Chiu, PA-CLos Gatos, CA 950321164758108
- Zachary Claunch, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Gatos, CA 950321679264626
- Jonathan Davies, RPA-CLos Gatos, CA 950321720404312
Common questions
What is John E. Gochangco, PA-C's NPI number?
John E. Gochangco, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619206067, issued on Dec 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Gochangco, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4140 Jade St, Capitola, CA, 95010. Phone: (831) 475-4024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Gochangco, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20688, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John E. Gochangco, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Gochangco, PA-C had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.