Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Smithfield, NC
Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1881686590, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-10604, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blaine C. Etzel
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 0010-10604 NC
299 MT
PA10004050 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Kellie Dr, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919) 220-5255
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 313-1276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200930002387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Blaine C. Etzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-10604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone53 claims
- Meloxicam40 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Celecoxib18 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergeortho PAChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blaine C. Etzel among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 physician assistant records list a practice address in Smithfield
They are 55 of the 727 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithfield, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C's NPI number?
Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881686590, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Kellie Dr, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 220-5255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-10604, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Blaine C. Etzel, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.