NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Atwater, CA

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Atwater, California, and NPI 1396003588, issued on Apr 25, 2012. Check the license (California PA22146, 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
1396003588
Name
Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA22146 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1775 Third Street, Atwater, CA 95301
Phone
(209) 358-5611
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(209) 358-0219
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120606000320); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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11.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

3,546 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Muhammad Choudhry3,546
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium257 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl197 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
  4. Lisinopril109 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa91 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium90 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: $912.96

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Muhammad Choudhry$912.96
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. California Dreams Medical Corporation PCFresno, CA
  2. Todos Para LA SaludFresno, CA

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

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, 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 2012, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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. Lam Le, PA-CMerced, CA 953401164824066
  2. Jill McLeod, PAMerced, CA 953401306031406
  3. Briana SuarezMerced, CA 953401699359042
  4. Jeremy Hill, PAMerced, CA 953481649326349
  5. Anna Davila, PAModesto, CA 953501205079514
  6. David Fisher, PA-CModesto, CA 953501356406904
  7. David Nisley, PA-CModesto, CA 953501710044888
  8. Donald Paulsen, PAModesto, CA 953501497895775

Common questions

What is Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C's NPI number?

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396003588, issued on Apr 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1775 Third Street, Atwater, CA, 95301. Phone: (209) 358-5611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA22146, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry, PA-C had 3,546 Medicare Part D claims for 337 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.

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.