NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C

Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA

Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1841772944, issued on Sep 5, 2018. Check the license (California PA61868, 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
1841772944
Name
Nicole Renee Traina
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA61868 CA
022820 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone
(858) 554-7439
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230217002078); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2018
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 3811 Valley Centre Dr

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

  1. Munira AbdiNurse Practitioner1124418793
  2. Salman Alsaad, MDProcedural Dermatology Physician1205090826
  3. Jeffrey Applestein, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1427011212
  4. Dayna Arnstein Temby, M. D.Internal Medicine Physician1497718324
  5. Lavannya Atri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285320754
  6. Gregory Babikian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497719892

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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

219 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicole Traina219
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime30 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  4. Ofloxacin18 claims
  5. Mupirocin15 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate13 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 2 group practices

  1. Kalpana Natrajan MD IncSan Diego, CA
  2. Scripps HealthLa Mesa, CA

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

Nicole Renee Traina among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Nicole Renee Traina, 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 2018, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

747 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 747 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kaydee Bork, PACSan Diego, CA 921301669579850
  2. McQuade Brubaker, PASan Diego, CA 921301225527948
  3. Patrick Buan, P.A-CSan Diego, CA 921301790729655
  4. Samuel Cantler, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921301780165514
  5. Lindsey Frehner, PASan Diego, CA 921301598001133
  6. Ritta Gharib, P.A.-CSan Diego, CA 921301336284074
  7. Brett Moore, P.A.-C.San Diego, CA 921301851362826
  8. Melissa Nebgen, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921301790250462

Common questions

What is Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C's NPI number?

Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841772944, issued on Sep 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 554-7439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA61868, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Renee Traina, PA-C had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 178 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.