Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Downey, CA
Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1225465230, issued on Oct 4, 2013. Check the license (California PA51230, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel J. Lagunas
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA51230 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9353 Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA 90242
- Phone
- (562) 657-4110
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140612001097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9353 Imperial Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samuel J. Lagunas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA51230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
2,711 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 659 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam743 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl562 claims
- Gabapentin332 claims
- Dexamethasone331 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl331 claims
- Amoxicillin132 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel J. Lagunas among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C 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 2013, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Downey → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian KimDowney, CA 902421962850313
- Hung Vu, MMS, PA-CDowney, CA 902421275864399
- Bertram Fuller, PACDowney, CA 902411073793691
- Hye Rin Lee, PA-CDowney, CA 902411124643176
- Cory Morrison, P.A.-CHawthorne, CA 902501750682803
- Alexandra Mychaliska, PACulver City, CA 902321396985651
- Denita Price, PA-CCulver City, CA 902321386030054
- Michelle Lee, PALynwood, CA 902621285151977
Common questions
What is Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C's NPI number?
Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225465230, issued on Oct 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9353 Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA, 90242. Phone: (562) 657-4110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA51230, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel J. Lagunas, PA-C had 2,711 Medicare Part D claims for 688 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.