Rie Valdez Okawara, PA

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Surgical physician assistant
NPI1811764566PAC ID3678917952
Medicare patients, 2024
37
Part D claims, 2024
60
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$54
Medical group
1
Practice address
1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Practice phone
Call (831) 462-7700
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Primary practice

Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

Hospital · Santa Cruz, California

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Rie Valdez Okawara is a surgical physician assistant in Santa Cruz, California

Rie Okawara practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Rie Okawara's NPI, 1811764566, was assigned on December 4, 2023. Rie Okawara holds California license 63940.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678917952
NPI enumeration date
December 4, 2023
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(831) 462-7700
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
29
Medical school graduation
2023

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Rie Valdez Okawara practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California

Rie Okawara's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital, at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 462-7700.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Rie Valdez Okawara is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Rie Okawara's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Rie Okawara to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Rie Valdez Okawara's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Rie Okawara practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dignity Health - Dominican HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Rie Valdez Okawara is one of 883 surgical physician assistants in California

Surgical is Rie Okawara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363AS0400X. Rie Okawara is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 63940 · taxonomy 363AS0400X

Surgical physician assistants near Rie Okawara

Counts of surgical physician assistants with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

883surgical physician assistants in California
2surgical physician assistants in Santa Cruz

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Rie Valdez Okawara treated 37 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 37 Medicare patients who saw Rie Okawara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Rie Okawara's median patient age at 59, with 45% women.

Medicare patients, 202437
Average age74
Average risk score1.12
Also on Medicaid38%

Rie Okawara's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Rie Okawara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2670%
  • Men1130%

Chronic conditions among Rie Okawara's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes49%
  5. Depression38%
  6. Mood disorders38%
  7. Osteoporosis38%
  8. Ischemic heart disease35%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Rie Okawara's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women45%
  • Men54%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Rie Valdez Okawara wrote 60 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Rie Okawara wrote 60 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $98 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202460
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$98
Part D patients36

Rie Okawara's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Rie Okawara's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids42%25 of 60 claims
  • Antibiotics18%11 of 60 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Rie Valdez Okawara takes part in Medicare

Rie Okawara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Rie Valdez Okawara received $54 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Rie Okawara from 3 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC paid the most, $21.

Companies that paid Rie Okawara the most, 2025 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Rie Valdez Okawara's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Rie Valdez Okawara's NPI number?

Rie Valdez Okawara's NPI number is 1811764566. It was assigned on December 4, 2023, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Rie Valdez Okawara specialize in?

Rie Valdez Okawara is a surgical physician assistant in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363AS0400X).

Where does Rie Valdez Okawara practice?

Rie Okawara practices at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. Rie Okawara's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Rie Okawara to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Rie Valdez Okawara's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Rie Okawara is (831) 462-7700.

What is Rie Valdez Okawara's medical license number?

Rie Okawara holds California license 63940.

Which hospitals is Rie Valdez Okawara affiliated with?

Rie Okawara practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. Dmand AI links Rie Okawara to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Rie Valdez Okawara part of?

Rie Okawara is linked to Mercy Medical Group.

Does Rie Valdez Okawara accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Rie Okawara as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Rie Valdez Okawara see?

CMS counts 37 Medicare patients who saw Rie Okawara in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What drugs does Rie Valdez Okawara prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Rie Okawara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron HCl and Oxycodone HCl.

Has Rie Valdez Okawara received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $54 in general payments to Rie Okawara from 3 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC.

How long has Rie Valdez Okawara been practicing?

Rie Okawara graduated from medical school in 2023, 3 years ago.

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