Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C
Physician Assistant · San Luis Obispo, CA
Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1437624103, issued on Oct 9, 2018. Check the license (California PA57579, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Manuel Aaron Garmendia
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA57579 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Prado RD Ste D, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 786-2500
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200311001252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 225 Prado RD Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Kirk, MDUrology Physician1053817692
Verify Manuel Aaron Garmendia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA57579Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
3,058 Medicare Part D claims for 905 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl665 claims
- Finasteride374 claims
- Gemtesa359 claims
- Myrbetriq264 claims
- Estradiol215 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro137 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): 87.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $817.23
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Urology Associates OF The Central CoastLompoc, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Manuel Aaron Garmendia among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Manuel Aaron Garmendia, 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 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
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
58 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo
They are 58 of the 3,403 NPPES records with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C's NPI number?
Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437624103, issued on Oct 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Prado RD Ste D, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 786-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA57579, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C had 3,058 Medicare Part D claims for 905 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Manuel Aaron Garmendia, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.