Rie Valdez Okawara, PA

Primary specialty

Surgical Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363AS0400X

License

63940 Issued in CA

Practice address

2018 Mission St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5218

Phone

(831) 706-2220

Fax

(831) 425-2034

NPI assigned

Dec 4, 2023

Last updated

Jun 10, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2023

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Dignity Health Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 7810800661, 1,211 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Bridge Home Health Home health agency, Salinas, CA, CCN 559775
• Dominican Hospital Hospital, Santa Cruz, CA, CCN 050242

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Dignity Health Medical Foundation

  dba Mercy Medical Group, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Sacramento, CA
  • NPI 1700803418
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Dignity Health Medical Foundation

  dba Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican, a service of Dignity Health

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • NPI 1598961245
  NPD
• Dignity Health Medical Foundation

  dba Dignity Health Medical Group - North State, a service of Dignity Healt

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Redding, CA
  • NPI 1912288432
  NPD
• Dignity Health Medical Foundation

  dba Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican, a service of Dignity Health

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • NPI 1649446352
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Bridge Home Health Central Coast LLC

  dba Bridge Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Salinas, CA
  • NPI 1396378709
  Care Compare affiliation
• Dignity Health

  dba Dominican Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • NPI 1427181007
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1749513600000",
    "number": "1811764566",
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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "3400 DATA DR",
            "city": "RANCHO CORDOVA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "956707956"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "2018 MISSION ST",
            "city": "SANTA CRUZ",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "950605218",
            "telephone_number": "831-706-2220",
            "fax_number": "831-425-2034"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "604 N Magnolia Ave Ste 100",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Clovis",
            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "559-320-0531",
            "fax_number": "559-320-0539",
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        "last_name": "OKAWARA",
        "first_name": "RIE",
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        "credential": "PA",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2023-12-04",
        "last_updated": "2025-06-10",
        "certification_date": "2025-06-10",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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            "code": "363AS0400X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Physician Assistant, Surgical",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Paloma Ochoa
• Kaitlyn Oddo
• Laetitia Marie-Jane Oderman, M.D.
• Kaden Ofree, PA-C
• Viviana Ojeda
• Amirah M Okitukunda
• David M. Okuji, D.D.S.
• Kristin P Olafson
• Luz Olaguez
• Ana Olavson, CPNP

• Surgical Physician Assistant in Santa Cruz, CA
• Providers in Santa Cruz, CA by specialty
• Surgical Physician Assistant in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 10, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.