NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lara Avedian

Physician Assistant · Los Banos, CA

Lara Avedian is a physician assistant with a practice address in Los Banos, California, and NPI 1972072528, issued on Nov 13, 2018. Check the license (California 55986, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972072528
Name
Lara Avedian
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
55986 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 W. Street, Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone
(209) 826-0591
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251121002639); 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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  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

104 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lara Avedian104
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone14 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Lara Avedian among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Lara Avedian 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 2018, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

11 physician assistant records list a practice address in Los Banos

They are 11 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Banos, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vance Angeles, PALos Banos, CA 936351952347502
  2. Daniel Eustace, P.A.-C.Los Banos, CA 936351801825195
  3. Monica GuillenLos Banos, CA 936351801480546
  4. Rohit Kadambi, PA-CLos Banos, CA 936351821498817
  5. Linda MorfordLos Banos, CA 936351497868657
  6. Alex Schechterly, PA-CLos Banos, CA 936351083371140
  7. Apinya Smothers, PA-CLos Banos, CA 936351336699065
  8. Juliette Tamagni, PA-CLos Banos, CA 936351225196884

Common questions

What is Lara Avedian's NPI number?

Lara Avedian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972072528, issued on Nov 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lara Avedian located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 W. Street, Los Banos, CA, 93635. Phone: (209) 826-0591. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lara Avedian's license?

NPPES lists California license number 55986, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lara Avedian prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lara Avedian had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lara Avedian's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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