NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richa Tiwari, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Santa Maria, CA

Richa Tiwari, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1518433127, issued on Oct 22, 2018. Check the license with the California 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518433127
Name
Richa Tiwari
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
316 S Stratford Ave Ste B, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone
(805) 332-8446
Enumerated
Oct 22, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 316 S Stratford Ave Ste B

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

  1. Joseph BlumbergPhysician Assistant1548917602
  2. Erin Brogdon, RDRegistered Dietitian1306452321
  3. Edward Cho, M.D.Surgery Physician1508247057
  4. Claire Collison, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1558925875
  5. Sarah Eichenbaum, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1477199131
  6. Devyn Fox, MSPASPhysician Assistant1013739416

Verify Richa Tiwari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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
Find the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,034.93

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richa Tiwari$1,034.93
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Richa Tiwari among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Richa Tiwari, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Parker DavisSanta Maria, CA 934541942083621
  2. Margarethe Pappademos, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541205106200
  3. Sylvia Wilson, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541902498611
  4. Lois YangSanta Maria, CA 934541043786791
  5. Etinosa EbaguaSanta Maria, CA 934551700655701
  6. Sarah Green, P.A.Santa Maria, CA 934551790040459
  7. David Fraats, PA-CLompoc, CA 934361689203978
  8. Kristen Viera, PA-CAtascadero, CA 934221225566227

Common questions

What is Richa Tiwari, PA-C's NPI number?

Richa Tiwari, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518433127, issued on Oct 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richa Tiwari, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 S Stratford Ave Ste B, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 332-8446. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richa Tiwari, PA-C's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Richa Tiwari, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.