Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Santa Monica, CA
Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1659466001, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (California PA18085, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pinky R. Thakkar
- Credential
- P.A.-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA18085 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-8212
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pinky R. Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA18085Check 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 medical physician assistant in 2024
441 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen34 claims
- Cefdinir33 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Ondansetron Odt30 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.
Pinky R. Thakkar among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Corey BellSanta Monica, CA 904041801694807
- Alejandra BlancoSanta Monica, CA 904041851195804
- Soha Ebneyamin, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041700261682
- Rene Farahmandian, PASanta Monica, CA 904041407176910
- Gina Gabreski, PASanta Monica, CA 904041821032707
- Priti Hurd, PASanta Monica, CA 904041982786752
- Lily Nguyen, PA-C, L.AC.Santa Monica, CA 904041902085962
- Monica Swanson, PACSanta Monica, CA 904041710995923
Common questions
What is Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C's NPI number?
Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659466001, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-8212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA18085, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pinky R. Thakkar, P.A.-C had 441 Medicare Part D claims for 259 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.