NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · El Paso, TX

Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1518439157, issued on Dec 20, 2018. Check the license (Texas PA12508, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1518439157
Name
Perla A. Retana-Brown
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA12508 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone
(915) 317-1660
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190225001409); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2600 N Oregon St

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

  1. Yadira Cabrera, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1275068322
  2. Sanjay Chabra, D.O.Rheumatology Physician1316916125
  3. Jenny Chau, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner1093567083
  4. Gabriela Contreras, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1801614201
  5. Jessica Galvez, NPNurse Practitioner1952976052
  6. Jaclyn Gelabert, PAPhysician Assistant1457960122

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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

260 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Perla Retana-Brown260
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  2. Carvedilol11 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: $190.37

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, 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.

  1. Perla Retana-Brown$190.37
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates-TX PLLCEl Paso, TX

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

Perla A. Retana-Brown among 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas

Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C is one of 2,146 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 68% 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 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2012 among the 953 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Escontrias, P.A.El Paso, TX 799021295854461
  2. Jennifer MartinezEl Paso, TX 799021831443233
  3. Louis Torres, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799021457488389
  4. Brianne Wagenman, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799021598164766
  5. Karl Richard, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799011962748871
  6. Monica Duran, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799051306358197
  7. Michael Esquivel, PAEl Paso, TX 799051821079807
  8. Abelardo Montes, P.A.C.El Paso, TX 799051639168271

Common questions

What is Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C's NPI number?

Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518439157, issued on Dec 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 317-1660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA12508, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Perla A. Retana-Brown, PA-C had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.