Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Fresno, CA
Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1407890049, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (California PA16233, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Samuel Hurtado
- Credential
- PA C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA16233 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1377 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 450-7455
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 450-7473
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1377 E Herndon Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Walter Samuel Hurtado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
132 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel40 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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): 72.7 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: $427.94
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
Walter Samuel Hurtado among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Walter Samuel Hurtado, 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 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 Fresno → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Araujo, NP, PAFresno, CA 937201972674174
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- Gabriel Boyd, PAFresno, CA 937201922035989
- Heather Broniec, PAFresno, CA 937201235899931
- Brittany Cox, PA-CFresno, CA 937201992027965
- Elizabeth Johnson, PAFresno, CA 937201770766842
- Monika Kapoor, PA-CFresno, CA 937201144451329
- Morgan Kelly, PA-CFresno, CA 937201477178184
Common questions
What is Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C's NPI number?
Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407890049, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1377 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 450-7455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16233, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C had 132 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Samuel Hurtado, PA C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.