Dr. Paul Julius Spinka, MD

Dr. Spinka practices at Gastroenterology Associates Endoscopy Center. LLC in Redding, California.

Dr. Spinka's NPI, 1457340937, was assigned on October 18, 2005. Dr. Spinka graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1990. Dr. Spinka holds California license G71826.

Dr. Spinka's primary practice is Gastroenterology Associates Endoscopy Center. LLC, at 1825 Sonoma St, Redding, CA 96001 in Shasta County. The practice phone is (630) 246-7000.

Dr. Spinka's primary practice is Gastroenterology Associates Endoscopy Center. LLC in Redding, California. Dr. Spinka is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Redding. The medical group on file is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spinka to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Spinka practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Spinka's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Spinka is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Spinka is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Spinka treats.

CMS data shows 451 Medicare services from Dr. Spinka across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,170 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spinka in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 79 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Spinka's median patient age at 68, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Spinka wrote 219 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 125 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,595 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 676 claims across 22 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 0 out of 100 for Dr. Spinka for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Spinka accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 199 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Spinka, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Spinka from 10 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $146.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Spinka, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Spinka graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1990.

Dr. Spinka is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.