Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Whittier, CA
Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1851998579, issued on Oct 6, 2020. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lia Kathryn Zappala
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 085007954 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14350 Whittier Blvd Ste 100, Whittier, CA 90605
- Phone
- (562) 907-7600
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2024
- Fax
- (562) 907-7602
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240709000722); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 14350 Whittier Blvd Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lia Kathryn Zappala 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
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
748 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl142 claims
- Finasteride78 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl60 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro51 claims
- Cephalexin47 claims
- Myrbetriq44 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: $133.56
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pih Health PhysiciansDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C's NPI number?
Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851998579, issued on Oct 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14350 Whittier Blvd Ste 100, Whittier, CA, 90605. Phone: (562) 907-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lia Kathryn Zappala, PA-C had 748 Medicare Part D claims for 357 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.