NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C

Medical Physician Assistant · Paradise, CA

Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Paradise, California, and NPI 1043253321, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (California PA16491, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043253321
Name
Rachel Carlson
Credential
P.A.,C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA16491 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6480 Pentz RD, Paradise, CA 95969
Phone
(530) 877-9326
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 877-2196
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000858); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6480 Pentz RD

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

  1. Justin Hunt, M.D.Surgery Physician1386806156
  2. Lyle Hunt, M.D.Surgery Physician1588698872
  3. Susan Mallory, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1730107400

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

679 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rachel Carlson679
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Letrozole46 claims
  2. Gabapentin40 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride37 claims
  4. Eliquis24 claims
  5. Anastrozole23 claims
  6. Acyclovir21 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%24.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $892.75

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Rachel Carlson$892.75
  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. Enloe Specialty Physicians, IncChico, CA

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

4 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Paradise

They are 4 of the 511 NPPES records with a practice address in Paradise, and 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

Other medical physician assistant records in California

  1. Bridget Abajian, PA-CLos Angeles, CA1518677061
  2. Crispin Abbott, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTThousand Oaks, CA1063467926
  3. Abdol Hamid Abdali Hajiabadi, P.A.Santa Ana, CA1285747964
  4. Jilbert Abnoosian, PALynwood, CA1447300314
  5. Reema Aboelrish, PA-CFresno, CA1376466144
  6. Sakina Abowath, P.A.Diamond Bar, CA1326287525
  7. Selin Abraamyan, PA-CGlendale, CA1144795899
  8. Antonious Abraham, PA-CCovina, CA1003434275
  9. Michelle AbrahamSacramento, CA1952875957
  10. Therese Abraham, P.A.-CGlendale, CA1063726586

Common questions

What is Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C's NPI number?

Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043253321, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6480 Pentz RD, Paradise, CA, 95969. Phone: (530) 877-9326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA16491, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C had 679 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rachel Carlson, P.A.,C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.