NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Beverly A. Close, PA

Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY

Beverly A. Close, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1932174729, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 009385, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932174729
Name
Beverly A. Close
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
009385 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY 14263
Phone
(716) 845-2300
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(716) 845-1110
Medicaid ID
02507239 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040420001106); 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 Elm And Carlton St

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

  1. Steven Abel, RPHPharmacist1649578113
  2. Anuja AbhyankarMedical Oncology Physician1679181424
  3. Sara Abou Azar, M.D.Surgery Physician1689103541
  4. Tina Agostinelli, PAPhysician Assistant1528621885
  5. Eric Ahn, MDGastroenterology Physician1134528912
  6. Christine Aiduk, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1255314555

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

111 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Beverly Close111
  2. Specialty average830

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $250.35

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stemline Therapeutics Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Beverly Close$250.35
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY

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

Beverly A. Close among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Beverly A. Close, PA is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 48% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

488 physician assistant records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 488 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Celotto, RPA-CBuffalo, NY 142631447233101
  2. Leayn Flaherty, PABuffalo, NY 142631659377976
  3. Jamie Fraas, PABuffalo, NY 142631508831397
  4. Keryn Gauch, P.A.Buffalo, NY 142631063486561
  5. Dawn Green, PABuffalo, NY 142631407847064
  6. Kimberly Klein, PABuffalo, NY 142631720085665
  7. Michelle Lichtenthal, PABuffalo, NY 142631952386484
  8. Kathleen McLaughlin, PABuffalo, NY 142631528043072

Common questions

What is Beverly A. Close, PA's NPI number?

Beverly A. Close, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932174729, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Beverly A. Close, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263. Phone: (716) 845-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Beverly A. Close, PA's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 009385, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Beverly A. Close, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Beverly A. Close, PA had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.