Alex Alan Despines, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Hanover, PA
Alex Alan Despines, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1104377167, issued on Oct 14, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA058575, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Alan Despines
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- MA058575 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1227 Baltimore St, Hanover, PA 17331
- Phone
- (717) 812-7559
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2025
- Fax
- (717) 632-2422
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161128000199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Alan Despines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA058575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine104 claims
- Cephalexin44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Tramadol Hcl39 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wellspan Medical GroupHanover, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Alan Despines among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Alex Alan Despines, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Hanover
They are 18 of the 804 NPPES records with a practice address in Hanover, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Alex Alan Despines, PA-C's NPI number?
Alex Alan Despines, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104377167, issued on Oct 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Alan Despines, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1227 Baltimore St, Hanover, PA, 17331. Phone: (717) 812-7559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Alan Despines, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA058575, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alex Alan Despines, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Alan Despines, PA-C had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.