Noelle Terese Wands, PA-C
NPI 1437731742ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Surgical· Newport Beach, CA
Physician Assistant, Surgical (PA-C) with Golden State Dermatology Associates, Inc., practicing in Newport Beach, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $262,931 for 1,412 claims, against $5,261 paid for services in 2024. Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,122 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1437731742 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Apr 26, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 28, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Surgical Primary | 363AS0400X | 60027 | CA |
| Physician Assistant, Medical | 363AM0700X | 60027 | CA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 77 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 171 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,261 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,412 · 1,560 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 495 |
| Total drug cost | $262,931 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Golden State Dermatology Associates, Inc.Saint Helena, CA · 125 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,122 · 46 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$2,320 · 64 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $305.90 | 12 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $161.72 | 9 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $119.28 | 4 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $95.73 | 4 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $92.89 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,122 · 46 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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