Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A.
Physician Assistant · San Luis Obispo, CA
Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1780889477, issued on Jun 20, 2007. Check the license (California 19181, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Spencer Wade Townsend
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 19181 CA
PA19181 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 Bishop St Bldg B Ste 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 543-2744
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 543-0539
- Medicaid ID
- 1780889477 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070814000459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Spencer Wade Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 19181Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta135 claims
- Azelastine Hcl104 claims
- Breo Ellipta74 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate72 claims
- Dupixent Pen71 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa66 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: $1,143.80
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Allergy Partners OF California IncPismo Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Spencer Wade Townsend among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A. 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 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
58 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo
They are 58 of the 3,403 NPPES records with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
All 14,451 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anne Barnett, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934011811948235
- Julia Davison, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011235116955
- Michael Doyle, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934011245645050
- Aimee Hoffman, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934011154527109
- Yvonne Jones-Wicks, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011477646610
- Richard Marks, P.A.C.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011952496556
- Blair Monell, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934011255617544
- Jennifer Owen, ATC, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011982756052
Common questions
What is Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A.'s NPI number?
Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780889477, issued on Jun 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 Bishop St Bldg B Ste 220, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 543-2744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 19181, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Spencer Wade Townsend, P.A. had 1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 258 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.