NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C

Physician Assistant · State College, PA

Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518917160, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051768, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518917160
Name
Benjamin G. Steward
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA051768 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
905 University Dr, State College, PA 16801
Phone
(814) 238-8418
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 234-2888
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041206000587); 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 905 University Dr

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

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  2. Charles Dalton, M.D.Urology Physician1780663229
  3. Lauren Davidson, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255975892
  4. Deborah Demuro, CRNPNurse Practitioner1902005630
  5. Troyanna Egan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1558143370
  6. Erin Gabany, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1164867867

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.6 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 score55.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA

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

Benjamin G. Steward among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C is one of 8,020 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

99 physician assistant records list a practice address in State College

They are 99 of the 1,543 NPPES records with a practice address in State College, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristi Barr, PA-CState College, PA 168011528021268
  2. Cara Bennett, PA-CState College, PA 168011679646327
  3. Renee Jury, PA-CState College, PA 168011609838903
  4. Kathleen Kennedy, PAState College, PA 168011669421046
  5. Mark Kramer, PA-CState College, PA 168011649234667
  6. Maria Leahy, PA-CState College, PA 168011619931995
  7. Stacy Merrow, PA-CState College, PA 168011437230414
  8. Nicholas Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTState College, PA 168011538241203

Common questions

What is Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C's NPI number?

Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518917160, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 University Dr, State College, PA, 16801. Phone: (814) 238-8418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051768, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Benjamin G. Steward, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 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.

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