Raquel Torrez-Birkland, PA-C
NPI 1134716517ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Tarzana, CA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, practicing in Tarzana, California. Part D covered 77 prescriptions written in 2024, 60% of them generic. Penumbra, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $209.19 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1134716517 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 2, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (CA) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 77 · 109 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 46 |
| Total drug cost | $28,553 |
| Generic share | 60% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationWest Hollywood, CA · 1,692 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$209.19 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$1,392 · 11 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $102.86 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $61.94 | 1 |
| Histosonics, Inc. | $44.39 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$209.19 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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