Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Mission Viejo, CA
Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1396850962, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (California PA16720, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakhi Bhatia Paleker
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA16720 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25982 Pala Ste 120, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 900-2393
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 900-2394
- Medicaid ID
- PA16720 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041023000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25982 Pala Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arthur Johnson, MDOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1508913021
Verify Rakhi Bhatia Paleker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
481 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate28 claims
- Ezetimibe23 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate21 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: $129.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jeremy LA Motte MDSan Clemente, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakhi Bhatia Paleker among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 physician assistant records list a practice address in Mission Viejo
They are 50 of the 2,156 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission Viejo, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kira Babb, PA-CMission Viejo, CA 926911730318767
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- Tria Brummond, PA-CMission Viejo, CA 926911952461659
- Cassandra Karn, P.A.Mission Viejo, CA 926911245247774
- Linda Kiehlmeir, P.A-CMission Viejo, CA 926911902834575
- Lara Manchik, P.A.C.Mission Viejo, CA 926911639108327
- John Mellott, P.A.Mission Viejo, CA 926911023041902
- Lorelei Opene, PA-CMission Viejo, CA 926911659350445
Common questions
What is Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C's NPI number?
Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396850962, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25982 Pala Ste 120, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 900-2393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16720, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakhi Bhatia Paleker, PA-C had 481 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.