NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara Cata, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Cincinnati, OH

Barbara Cata, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1144979626, issued on Mar 22, 2022. Check the license (Ohio 50.008549RX, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144979626
Name
Barbara Cata
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
50.008549RX OH
5647 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8000 5 Mile RD Ste 260, Cincinnati, OH 45230
Phone
(513) 924-8900
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2022
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2024
Fax
(513) 924-8972
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240411004067); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8000 5 Mile RD Ste 260

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Sylvie Gabis, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1851067326
  3. Derek Patsy, P.A.Physician Assistant1790106748
  4. Jennifer SweetermanAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1518790310

Verify Barbara Cata in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Barbara Cata32
  2. Specialty average304

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $21.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barbara Cata$21.18
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Ohio LLCSpringfield, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barbara Cata among 395 surgical physician assistant records in Ohio

Barbara Cata, PA-C is one of 395 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Ohio

There are 395 surgical physician assistant records in Ohio.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Knight, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452301255392882
  2. James Lytle, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452301861423170
  3. Kolleen Blankenship, PACincinnati, OH 452291427605732
  4. Cristina Carone, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452291043455157
  5. Katherine Carroll, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452291700035920
  6. Lindsay Galchick, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452291205110848
  7. Hillary McClung, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452291932357217
  8. Christina Mikhail, PA-CCincinnati, OH 452291730514100

Common questions

What is Barbara Cata, PA-C's NPI number?

Barbara Cata, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144979626, issued on Mar 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara Cata, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8000 5 Mile RD Ste 260, Cincinnati, OH, 45230. Phone: (513) 924-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara Cata, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 50.008549RX, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Barbara Cata, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barbara Cata, PA-C had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Barbara Cata, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.