Steve Gichuru, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · West Covina, CA
Steve Gichuru, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1003002288, issued on Sep 20, 2007. Check the license (California PA15965, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steve Gichuru
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA15965 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 E Merced Ave Ste A, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (625) 931-0901
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steve Gichuru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA15965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $84.44
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Steve Gichuru among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Steve Gichuru, PA-C 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 2007, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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.
All 3,376 in California → Every provider in West Covina → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsay Arellano, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901659623379
- Mario Corona, P-AWest Covina, CA 917901073830089
- Marc Darpel, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901437180668
- Arturo Dominguez, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901215049523
- Federico Hinojosa, PA.West Covina, CA 917901558550343
- Johnny Jiang, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901982181293
- Sandra Kochaon, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901336470871
- Gina LiangWest Covina, CA 917901083126403
Common questions
What is Steve Gichuru, PA-C's NPI number?
Steve Gichuru, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003002288, issued on Sep 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steve Gichuru, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 E Merced Ave Ste A, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (625) 931-0901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steve Gichuru, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA15965, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steve Gichuru, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steve Gichuru, PA-C had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 21 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.