NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Chico, CA

Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1225098494, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (California PA15850, 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
1225098494
Name
Kenneth R. Gillen
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA15850 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
277 Cohasset RD, Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 872-6650
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050606001044); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 277 Cohasset RD

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

  1. Arthur Brinckerhoff, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1023049624
  2. Dorothy Chinnock, NPNurse Practitioner1598861635
  3. Amy Darwin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1407827660
  4. Delaney FaggardPhysician Assistant1225895774
  5. Michael Ferris, NPNurse Practitioner1790971513
  6. Robert Grigg, PAPhysician Assistant1407371941

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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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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

4,498 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 246 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Gillen4,498
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril193 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium180 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium172 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen151 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate148 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: $999.49

57 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.

  1. Kenneth Gillen$999.49
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Paradise Medical Group IncParadise, CA

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

Kenneth R. Gillen among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Kenneth R. Gillen, 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
  • Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathaniel BoddyChico, CA 959261881390854
  2. Aaron Farmer, PA-CChico, CA 959261275910622
  3. Rebecca Gibson, PA-CChico, CA 959261336378744
  4. Mark Jackson, PAChico, CA 959261467612325
  5. Linda Pendleton, PA-CChico, CA 959261104853597
  6. Debra Peterson, PACChico, CA 959261285725895
  7. Todd Richter, PA-CChico, CA 959261366580466
  8. David Robbins, PA-CChico, CA 959261164785093

Common questions

What is Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C's NPI number?

Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225098494, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 277 Cohasset RD, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 872-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA15850, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth R. Gillen, PA-C had 4,498 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.