NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samia Charani, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Santa Maria, CA

Samia Charani, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1043919079, issued on Feb 28, 2023. 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043919079
Name
Samia Charani
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
Practice location
1075 E Betteravia RD, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone
(805) 621-7651
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2023
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250620002804); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1075 E Betteravia RD

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

  1. Karmen Al SamaaniPhysician Assistant1710757810
  2. Jocelyn Castillo-FarfanPhysician Assistant1710773544
  3. Daisy Cisneros-Becerra, PA-S1Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215759808
  4. Tram DaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851264030
  5. Parker DavisSurgical Physician Assistant1942083621
  6. Valeria FelixPhysician Assistant1811770928

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  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
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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,810 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 169 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samia Charani1,810
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
  2. Alprazolam80 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium77 claims
  4. Gabapentin68 claims
  5. Cephalexin64 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl64 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: $918.54

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samia Charani$918.54
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samia Charani among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Samia Charani, PA 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 2023, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diana Agraz, PASanta Maria, CA 934541972900561
  2. Danielle DestasioSanta Maria, CA 934541699544890
  3. Cristine Fernandez, P.A.-CSanta Maria, CA 934541851480057
  4. Priscilla McGee, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541124267141
  5. Debora Moore, PA CSanta Maria, CA 934541992798706
  6. Scarlett Okerblom-Sincoff, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541467804880
  7. Steve Osani, PA-C, FAAPASanta Maria, CA 934541124286893
  8. Rachel OurieffSanta Maria, CA 934541669914065

Common questions

What is Samia Charani, PA's NPI number?

Samia Charani, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043919079, issued on Feb 28, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samia Charani, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1075 E Betteravia RD, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 621-7651. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samia Charani, PA's license?

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

How much does Samia Charani, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samia Charani, PA had 1,810 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.