What is Paula Smith's specialty?

Paula Smith (NPI 1043281629) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Newark, DE.

Where does Paula Smith practice?

Paula Smith practices in Newark, DE, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043281629.

How much does Medicare pay Paula Smith?

Paula Smith (NPI 1043281629) received approximately $30K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 213 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043281629

Paula SmithPA-C

Physician AssistantNewark, DEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

232

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

313

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 491 Physician Assistant providers in DE — above median (cohort median 235).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

638

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl187 claims

Gabapentin182 claims

Celecoxib81 claims

Tramadol Hcl43 claims

Ondansetron41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.8

Quality

96.0

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.96%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$63

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$63

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$63

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 080001

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paula Smith's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.	112	249
Eric Johnson Orthopedic Surgery · Newark, DE	112	314
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	22	34
Kristina Siddall Diagnostic Radiology · North Miami, FL	16	17
Bryan Franck Diagnostic Radiology · Newark, DE	11	14

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Eric Johnson Orthopedic Surgery · Newark, DE	135	429
CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.	96	200
Gem Ambulance Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Lakewood, NJ	36	42
Peter Dross Diagnostic Radiology · Orlando, FL	25	26
Brijendra Kumar Internal Medicine · Newark, DE	19	23
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	18	34
EVANTASH, ALAN	16	19
Suresh Trivedi Internal Medicine · Newark, DE	13	15
Michael Hewitt Diagnostic Radiology · Woodbury Heights, NJ	12	12
CHRISTIANA CARE HOME HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.	12	13
MCCORMACK, JOHN	11	12
David Amato Internal Medicine · Newark, DE	11	25

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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