Paul Julius Spinka, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Redding, CA
Paul Julius Spinka, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Redding, California, and NPI 1457340937, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license (California G71826, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Julius Spinka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- G71826 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1839 Sonoma Street, Redding, CA 96001
- Phone
- (530) 244-0654
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 244-0698
- Medicaid ID
- 00G718261 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100823001002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Julius Spinka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G71826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Famotidine18 claims
- Ursodiol17 claims
- Azathioprine15 claims
- Mesalamine Er14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 25.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity HealthRedding, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Julius Spinka among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Paul Julius Spinka, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
All 2,140 in California → Every provider in Redding → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Prathibha Chandrasekaran, M.D.Redding, CA 960011114985819
- Piyush Dhanuka, M.D.Redding, CA 960011740230333
- Leo Eickhoff, M.D.Redding, CA 960011871609966
- Hongguang Liu, M.D.Redding, CA 960011780892117
- Bret Namihas, M.D.Redding, CA 960011215949722
- Gaddam Reddy, MDRedding, CA 960011619997939
- Paramvir Singh, M.D.Redding, CA 960011346213444
- Akeel Halai, M.D.Redding, CA 960021437116449
Common questions
What is Paul Julius Spinka, MD's NPI number?
Paul Julius Spinka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457340937, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Julius Spinka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1839 Sonoma Street, Redding, CA, 96001. Phone: (530) 244-0654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Julius Spinka, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G71826, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Julius Spinka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Julius Spinka, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Julius Spinka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 25.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.