Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Scottsdale, AZ
Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1871573808, issued on Jan 17, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 2168, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Penny A. Vanpatten
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 2168 AZ
PA51514 CA
PA889 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20401 N 73RD St Ste 135, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
- Phone
- (480) 305-0034
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 305-0349
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20401 N 73RD St Ste 135
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Verify Penny A. Vanpatten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 2168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
315 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone69 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 claims
- Lorazepam21 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: $386.52
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Penny A. Vanpatten among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona
Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C is one of 3,666 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 35% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
416 physician assistant records list a practice address in Scottsdale
They are 416 of the 11,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Scottsdale, and 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C's NPI number?
Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871573808, issued on Jan 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20401 N 73RD St Ste 135, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255. Phone: (480) 305-0034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2168, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Penny A. Vanpatten, PA-C had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.