Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Santa Monica, CA
Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1508172016, issued on Aug 20, 2010. Check the license (California PA20968, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephanie E. Pongracz
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA20968 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 928-2663
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 315-2198
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101222000950); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2020 Santa Monica Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nancy Bush, NPNurse Practitioner1760607212
- Elizabeth Cray, NPNurse Practitioner1740405372
Verify Stephanie E. Pongracz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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): 85.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.81
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephanie E. Pongracz among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA 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 2010, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 49% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Santa Monica → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Cano, P.A.Santa Monica, CA 904041619912276
- Tanya Cariveau, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041457494197
- Maddalena Di Tota, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041912417122
- Kasey Drapeau-Damato, PACSanta Monica, CA 904041063480986
- Carolyn Goble, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041063777217
- Liv Hagstrom, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041811986672
- Fang JiangSanta Monica, CA 904041225557903
- Elizabeth LevySanta Monica, CA 904041689111684
Common questions
What is Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA's NPI number?
Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508172016, issued on Aug 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 928-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20968, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephanie E. Pongracz, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.