Paula Besa, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Paula Besa, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1194292458, issued on Oct 25, 2018. Check the license (California PA56482, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Besa
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA56482 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
- Phone
- (619) 532-7200
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Besa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA56482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro24 claims
- Azithromycin19 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: $34.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Paula Besa among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Paula Besa, 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 2018, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- 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).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
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- Michael Walker, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341700845765
- Hannah Whitesell, PASan Diego, CA 921341720682693
- Brandon Schroth, MPASan Diego, CA 921351760759104
Common questions
What is Paula Besa, PA-C's NPI number?
Paula Besa, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194292458, issued on Oct 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Besa, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (619) 532-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Besa, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA56482, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Besa, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Besa, PA-C had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 239 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.