Kerry Van Gastel, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Palo Alto, CA
Kerry Van Gastel, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1518191543, issued on May 5, 2009. Check the license (California PA20230, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kerry Van Gastel
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA20230 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 321-4121
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090730000538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kerry Van Gastel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl54 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Celecoxib18 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: $22.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Carlsmed, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Kerry Van Gastel among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Kerry Van Gastel, 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 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
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ann Carpenter, P.A.Palo Alto, CA 943011538235106
- Sammy Cheuk, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011588291272
- Jennifer Chin, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011871713354
- Sunaina Ganesh, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011306282496
- Kenny Ngo, PAPalo Alto, CA 943011205904877
- Linh Vuong, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011922856111
- Gunars Bite, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTPalo Alto, CA 943031366497331
- Katie Felix, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041760783286
Common questions
What is Kerry Van Gastel, PA's NPI number?
Kerry Van Gastel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518191543, issued on May 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kerry Van Gastel, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kerry Van Gastel, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20230, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kerry Van Gastel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kerry Van Gastel, PA had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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.