Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Santa Ana, CA
Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1851696967, issued on Jan 20, 2011. Check the license (California PA21403, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Cardenas
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA21403 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2101 E 1St St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (714) 542-3581
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA21403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
689 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 411 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen156 claims
- Gabapentin51 claims
- Tramadol Hcl50 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er41 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Pregabalin30 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.
Ricardo Cardenas among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Ricardo Cardenas, 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 2011, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
124 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Ana
They are 124 of the 8,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Ana, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C's NPI number?
Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851696967, issued on Jan 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 E 1St St, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 542-3581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA21403, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Cardenas, PA-C had 689 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.