Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA
Physician Assistant · Arcata, CA
Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Arcata, California, and NPI 1487698494, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (California PA16769, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Aquene Spetzler
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA16769 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 785 18TH St, Arcata, CA 95521
- Phone
- (707) 822-2481
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 822-3656
- Medicaid ID
- PA16769 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040831000933); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 785 18TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lisa Drew, RNRegistered Nurse1669723102
- Eva Fried, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326454463
Verify Maria Aquene Spetzler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
495 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone79 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
- Cefdinir34 claims
- Amoxicillin26 claims
- Fluconazole23 claims
- Azithromycin22 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- United Indian Health Services, Inc.Arcata, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Aquene Spetzler among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA 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 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
12 physician assistant records list a practice address in Arcata
They are 12 of the 829 NPPES records with a practice address in Arcata, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA's NPI number?
Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487698494, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 785 18TH St, Arcata, CA, 95521. Phone: (707) 822-2481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16769, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Aquene Spetzler, PA had 495 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.