NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Rancho Mirage, CA

Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1619659943, issued on Aug 4, 2023. Check the license (California PA63583, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1619659943
Name
Michelle Mehta Bretz
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA63583 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Phone
(760) 346-0642
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2023
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2025
Fax
(760) 837-8623
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240318001184); accepts Medicare assignment
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 39000 Bob Hope Dr

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

  1. Benedict Abaya, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417685462
  2. Mehrdad Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477646776
  3. Ala Abojaradeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316733900
  4. Naeem Abu-Shehab, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1134363252
  5. Roux Abubakar, MDHospitalist Physician1982223822
  6. Mohammad Abushehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457293516

Verify Michelle Mehta Bretz in five checks

  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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,703 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Michelle Bretz1,703
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium162 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
  3. Jardiance138 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate124 claims
  5. Ezetimibe102 claims
  6. Eliquis84 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: $315.65

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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. Michelle Bretz$315.65
  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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Michelle Mehta Bretz among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage

They are 23 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nero Akpowowo, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701326202227
  2. Andrew Allen, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701649371642
  3. Suzette Delaware, PA CRancho Mirage, CA 922701669684932
  4. Kirt Edly, PARancho Mirage, CA 922701053575746
  5. April Ethridge, P.A.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701225064983
  6. Michael Guiles, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRancho Mirage, CA 922701760516298
  7. William Hinds, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701447385679
  8. Jeffrey Kohfeld, PARancho Mirage, CA 922701336240316

Common questions

What is Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C's NPI number?

Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619659943, issued on Aug 4, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 346-0642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA63583, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Mehta Bretz, PA-C had 1,703 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; 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.