Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Visalia, CA
Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1659043768, issued on Sep 28, 2021. Check the license (California 60240, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa Amanda Banales
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 60240 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 231 E Caldwell Ave, Visalia, CA 93277
- Phone
- (559) 622-9800
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211109001854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 231 E Caldwell Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stefanie Absher, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861021586
- Anthony Boxrud, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316597123
- Michelle KitsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1639648439
Verify Vanessa Amanda Banales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 60240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85 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: $77.40
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Immediate Care Medical Group Inc.Visalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
108 physician assistant records list a practice address in Visalia
They are 108 of the 4,225 NPPES records with a practice address in Visalia, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C's NPI number?
Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659043768, issued on Sep 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 231 E Caldwell Ave, Visalia, CA, 93277. Phone: (559) 622-9800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 60240, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vanessa Amanda Banales, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 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.