NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA

Physician Assistant · Crescent City, CA

Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Crescent City, California, and NPI 1841541455, issued on Sep 21, 2012. Check the license (California PA52956, as entered in NPPES) 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841541455
Name
Richelle M. Gaiter
Credential
DMSC, PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA52956 CA
292084-1206 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531
Phone
(707) 464-3513
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2024
Fax
(707) 387-9808
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.
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Also registered at 550 E Washington Blvd

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

  1. Rita Ablowitz, RNRegistered Nurse1043407539
  2. Samuel Ambrosia, RNRegistered Nurse1487826012
  3. Gustavo Aragones, RDHDental Hygienist1730765850
  4. Assal Aslani, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1770935405
  5. Susan Blake, RNRegistered Nurse1447663737
  6. Michael Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1003252271

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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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

406 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richelle Gaiter406
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl29 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium22 claims
  5. Lisinopril21 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate16 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: $105.62

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. 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.

  1. Richelle Gaiter$105.62
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Richelle M. Gaiter among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA 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 2012, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 33% of these records are older, 65% 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).

13 physician assistant records list a practice address in Crescent City

They are 13 of the 458 NPPES records with a practice address in Crescent City, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shellie Babich, PACrescent City, CA 955311508941436
  2. Annette Carlsen, PACrescent City, CA 955311598428922
  3. Dana Chretien, PACrescent City, CA 955311740746452
  4. Kelly Dunn, PA-CCrescent City, CA 955311477412815
  5. Jesyka Garlich, PA-CCrescent City, CA 955311528333192
  6. David Heitter, PACCrescent City, CA 955311629045984
  7. Frederick HeringCrescent City, CA 955311215040977
  8. Dustin Jacot, PACrescent City, CA 955311699023077

Common questions

What is Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA's NPI number?

Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841541455, issued on Sep 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 E Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA, 95531. Phone: (707) 464-3513. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA52956, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richelle M. Gaiter, DMSC, PA had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 85 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.