Rie Valdez Okawara, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Santa Cruz, CA
Rie Valdez Okawara, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1811764566, issued on Dec 4, 2023. Check the license (California 63940, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rie Valdez Okawara
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 63940 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2018 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 706-2220
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2025
- Fax
- (831) 425-2034
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240214002177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rie Valdez Okawara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 63940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rie Valdez Okawara among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Rie Valdez Okawara, PA 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Burns, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651588208698
- Martha Fuchs, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651326438268
- April Kanschat, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651639842131
- Monika Lin, PASanta Cruz, CA 950651841676467
- Meghan McCarty, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651053568006
- Tracy Smythe, PASanta Cruz, CA 950651083024467
- Raena Brown, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511710034210
- Jacqueline Cayetano, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511992077432
Common questions
What is Rie Valdez Okawara, PA's NPI number?
Rie Valdez Okawara, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811764566, issued on Dec 4, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rie Valdez Okawara, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2018 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 706-2220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rie Valdez Okawara, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 63940, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rie Valdez Okawara, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rie Valdez Okawara, PA had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.