Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Mad River, CA
Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Mad River, California, and NPI 1013328566, issued on May 17, 2014. Check the license (California 51608, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Neal Entsminger
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 51608 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 Van Duzen RD, Mad River, CA 95526
- Phone
- (707) 574-6616
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 321 Van Duzen RD
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Verify Nicholas Neal Entsminger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 51608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Nicholas Neal Entsminger among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C 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 2014, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Tinkelenberg, PA-CMad River, CA 955261205978392
- Shellie Babich, PACrescent City, CA 955311508941436
- Carrie Brothers, PA-CArcata, CA 955211104368331
- Annette Carlsen, PACrescent City, CA 955311598428922
- Dana Chretien, PACrescent City, CA 955311740746452
- Sean Egan, P.A.Arcata, CA 955211427092816
- Richelle Gaiter, DMSC, PACrescent City, CA 955311841541455
- Jesyka Garlich, PA-CCrescent City, CA 955311528333192
Common questions
What is Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013328566, issued on May 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 Van Duzen RD, Mad River, CA, 95526. Phone: (707) 574-6616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 51608, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Neal Entsminger, PA-C had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.