Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Whittier, CA
Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1356673685, issued on Feb 11, 2010. Check the license (California PA20640, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Alicia Fuentes
- Credential
- P.A.-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA20640 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14442 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90605
- Phone
- (562) 945-1940
- Enumerated
- Feb 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2025
- Fax
- (562) 945-2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929000379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Alicia Fuentes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
565 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin87 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa42 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
- Amoxicillin24 claims
- Paxlovid23 claims
- Meloxicam22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pih Health PhysiciansDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Alicia Fuentes among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 42% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brittany King, PA-CWhittier, CA 906051801297197
- Jaquelinne ParedesWhittier, CA 906041659173664
- Virginia ParkerWhittier, CA 906041447782982
- Tasmin Caliste Tancora, PA-CWhittier, CA 906031780951921
- Angel Delgadillo, P.A.Whittier, CA 906031821297482
- Maximo Ibarra, P.A.Whittier, CA 906031366641425
- Selina Lee, P.A.Whittier, CA 906031710173984
- Trung Dinh, PA-CWhittier, CA 906021356718753
Common questions
What is Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C's NPI number?
Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356673685, issued on Feb 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14442 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90605. Phone: (562) 945-1940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20640, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruth Alicia Fuentes, P.A.-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.