NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Megan Palsa, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Oakland, CA

Megan Palsa, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1912924754, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California PA16555, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912924754
Name
Megan Palsa
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA16555 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
365 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone
(510) 465-5523
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Fax
(510) 832-6061
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060809000180); 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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Also registered at 365 Hawthorne Ave

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

  1. David Anderson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780613380
  2. Miranda Bassilios, PA CPhysician Assistant1609831114
  3. Edward Blumenstock, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1235156738
  4. Gregory Broderick-Villa, MDSurgery Physician1376571562
  5. John Chiu, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1629007000
  6. Stephen Etheredge, MDVascular Surgery Physician1770694101

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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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

1,063 Medicare Part D claims for 1,017 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. Megan Palsa1,063
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-C1,001 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA

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

Megan Palsa among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Megan Palsa, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Burns, PAOakland, CA 946091467975953
  2. Weston Coble, PAOakland, CA 946091093863383
  3. Catherine Dunning, PA-COakland, CA 946091295709491
  4. Darren Guillaume, PA-C, CSOakland, CA 946091114088671
  5. Victor Lee, PHYCISIAN ASSISTANTOakland, CA 946091558411405
  6. Saloni Patel, PAOakland, CA 946091598713067
  7. Aaron Peters, PA-COakland, CA 946091053332783
  8. Madhusudan Reddy, P.A.-COakland, CA 946091972619146

Common questions

What is Megan Palsa, PA-C's NPI number?

Megan Palsa, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912924754, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Megan Palsa, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 365 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 465-5523. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Megan Palsa, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA16555, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Megan Palsa, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Megan Palsa, PA-C had 1,063 Medicare Part D claims for 1,017 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.

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