Kristen Specht, PA-C
Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Kristen Specht, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1942448410, issued on Jan 21, 2009. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Specht
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 10243 Genetic Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 526-6136
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130221000522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Specht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Specht among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Kristen Specht, 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 2009, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
747 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Diego
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Common questions
What is Kristen Specht, PA-C's NPI number?
Kristen Specht, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942448410, issued on Jan 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Specht, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10243 Genetic Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 526-6136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Specht, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Specht, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Specht, PA-C had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Specht, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.