Samuel Cantler, PA-C
Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Samuel Cantler, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1780165514, issued on Aug 29, 2018. Check the license (California 65153, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Cantler
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 65153 CA
C0008522 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 764-3028
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250221001152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Cantler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 65153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis12 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl11 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: $227.18
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Cantler among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Samuel Cantler, PA-C 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 2018, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
747 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 747 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Samuel Cantler, PA-C's NPI number?
Samuel Cantler, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780165514, issued on Aug 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Cantler, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 764-3028. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Cantler, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 65153, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel Cantler, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Cantler, PA-C had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 108 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.