NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brendan James Smith, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Worcester, MA

Brendan James Smith, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1194277558, issued on Nov 1, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts PA5978, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts 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
1194277558
Name
Brendan James Smith
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA5978 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655
Phone
(508) 334-8515
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2026
Fax
(508) 334-6490
Medicaid ID
110120534A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170215002588); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2016
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 55 Lake Ave N

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

  1. Nawal Aamir, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588248926
  2. Amarys Abadie, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992936843
  3. Paula Abate, NPNurse Practitioner1336265909
  4. Aly AbayazeedDiagnostic Radiology Physician1821221946
  5. Zainab AbbasDermatology Physician1609028000
  6. Mary-Alice Abbott, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1982799417

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts 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): 86.3 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 score69.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.Milford, MA

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

Brendan James Smith among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts

Brendan James Smith, PA-C is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 38% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

425 physician assistant records list a practice address in Worcester

They are 425 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bennett, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551396724563
  2. Jennifer Bernardo-Bailey, PAWorcester, MA 016551447267166
  3. Stacy Brown, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551679548515
  4. Colleen Casey, P.A.Worcester, MA 016551962476218
  5. Erin Dunne, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551780694851
  6. Linda Fagundes, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551710952064
  7. Jeffery Giarnese, P.A.Worcester, MA 016551114991130
  8. Donna Marie Hayden, PA-CWorcester, MA 016551063487718

Common questions

What is Brendan James Smith, PA-C's NPI number?

Brendan James Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194277558, issued on Nov 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brendan James Smith, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA, 01655. Phone: (508) 334-8515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brendan James Smith, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA5978, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Brendan James Smith, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 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.