NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blessing Short, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Palos Park, IL

Blessing Short, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Palos Park, Illinois, and NPI 1144037672, issued on Dec 17, 2024. Check the license (Illinois 085.010959, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1144037672
Name
Blessing Short
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085.010959 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13011 S 104TH Ave Ste 100, Palos Park, IL 60464
Phone
(708) 274-3278
Enumerated
Dec 17, 2024
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2025
Fax
(708) 274-3299
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250214000885); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2024
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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Verify Blessing Short in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
    Search for license 085.010959    Check the board
  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Heart Care Centers OF Illinois, S.C.Palos Park, IL

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

Blessing Short among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois

Blessing Short, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2024, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 83% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Palos Park

They are 4 of the 168 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Park, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.

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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zainah Azar, PA-CPalos Park, IL 604641417808023
  2. Shaina Mann, PA-CPalos Park, IL 604641164374492
  3. Zoe Saavedra, PA-CPalos Park, IL 604641215711619
  4. Mohammed Ansari, PA-CPalos Heights, IL 604631154185387
  5. Ayanna BanksPalos Heights, IL 604631376295428
  6. Alexandria Bozen, PA-CPalos Hills, IL 604651881412989
  7. Ann Marie Cleary, PA-CPalos Heights, IL 604631235021403
  8. Bridget Dine, PA-CPalos Heights, IL 604631356224570

Common questions

What is Blessing Short, PA-C's NPI number?

Blessing Short, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144037672, issued on Dec 17, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blessing Short, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13011 S 104TH Ave Ste 100, Palos Park, IL, 60464. Phone: (708) 274-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blessing Short, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.010959, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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