NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · N Las Vegas, NV

Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in N Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1255732483, issued on Sep 8, 2014. Check the license (Nevada PA2210, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255732483
Name
Margarita S. Shanks
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
PA2210 NV
60101218 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1302 W Craig RD, N Las Vegas, NV 89032
Phone
(702) 657-9555
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2014
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2025
Fax
(702) 657-9040
Medicaid ID
1255732483 NV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241121002668); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 1302 W Craig RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohammad Atif, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801457882
  2. Rebecca D'Silva, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1710512835
  3. Stephanie Melcher, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023399748
  4. Amber Quave, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992265359

Verify Margarita S. Shanks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Margarita Shanks29
  2. Specialty average1,148

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: $125.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margarita Shanks$125.51
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Intermountain Medical Holdings Nevada IncN Las Vegas, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Margarita S. Shanks among 330 medical physician assistant records in Nevada

Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C is one of 330 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Nevada. 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 2014, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 194 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Nevada

There are 330 medical physician assistant records in Nevada.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Avila-Cabral, PA-CNorth Las Vegas, NV 890321689903155
  2. Rebecca D'Silva, PA-CN Las Vegas, NV 890321710512835
  3. Katlin Mahmood, PACNorth Las Vegas, NV 890321275254492
  4. Manushak AvanesyanNorth Las Vegas, NV 890301568120608
  5. Steven Evans, PA-CNorth Las Vegas, NV 890301568122000
  6. Rodney Briggs, PA-CMesquite, NV 890271811346901
  7. Brian Lefler, PA-CMesquite, NV 890271407159130
  8. Andrew Rose, PA CLogandale, NV 890211881663185

Common questions

What is Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C's NPI number?

Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255732483, issued on Sep 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1302 W Craig RD, N Las Vegas, NV, 89032. Phone: (702) 657-9555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number PA2210, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margarita S. Shanks, PA-C had 29 Medicare Part D claims; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.