Amber Vaca, PA-C
NPI 1649893785ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Salem, OR
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Cascade Cardiology LLC, practicing in Salem, Oregon. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $493,096 for 2,363 claims, against $17,649 paid for services in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $621.49 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1649893785 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 23, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 30, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
| Physician Assistant, Medical | 363AM0700X | — | — |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | OR |
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 (OR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 186 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 303 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $17,649 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,363 · 4,698 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 482 |
| Total drug cost | $493,096 |
| Generic share | 74% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Cascade Cardiology LLCSalem, OR · 6 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$621.49 · 23 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$986.37 · 27 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $170.48 | 7 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $134.32 | 6 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $123.90 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $48.97 | 1 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $39.82 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$621.49 · 23 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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