NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendell S. Wharton, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Lynwood, CA

Wendell S. Wharton, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lynwood, California, and NPI 1346232311, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (California PA 10547, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346232311
Name
Wendell S. Wharton
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA 10547 CA
PA10547 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4204 Agnes Avenue, Lynwood, CA 90262
Phone
(310) 608-0477
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 608-2657
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Wendell S. Wharton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

8,186 Medicare Part D claims for 1,525 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 4,838 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wendell Wharton8,186
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen3,431 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl662 claims
  3. Gabapentin558 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen483 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl405 claims
  6. Pregabalin347 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $45.12

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma 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.

  1. Wendell Wharton$45.12
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Wendell S. Wharton among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Wendell S. Wharton, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 99% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

27 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lynwood

They are 27 of the 1,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Lynwood, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorpu Beyan, PALynwood, CA 902621457402174
  2. Susanne BruneauLynwood, CA 902621295289262
  3. Duy Doan, PA-CLynwood, CA 902621053516187
  4. Kimberly Ely, PA-CLynwood, CA 902621811327810
  5. Maria Lopez, PA-CLynwood, CA 902621942309331
  6. Kristina Lynch, PA-CLynwood, CA 902621518390541
  7. Shane Manalang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLynwood, CA 902621558648550
  8. Alan Mullikin, PA-CLynwood, CA 902621952688657

Common questions

What is Wendell S. Wharton, P.A.'s NPI number?

Wendell S. Wharton, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346232311, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendell S. Wharton, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4204 Agnes Avenue, Lynwood, CA, 90262. Phone: (310) 608-0477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendell S. Wharton, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA 10547, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wendell S. Wharton, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendell S. Wharton, P.A. had 8,186 Medicare Part D claims for 1,525 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Wendell S. Wharton, P.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. 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.