NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Smith, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Hoover, AL

Catherine Smith, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1578077376, issued on Dec 1, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 1299, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1578077376
Name
Catherine Smith
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
1299 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4517 Southlake Pkwy, Hoover, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 985-4111
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180928000654); 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 4517 Southlake Pkwy

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

  1. Lauren Bannon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770727497
  2. David Billingsley, PAPhysician Assistant1700597945
  3. Jeffrey Black, MDNeuroradiology Physician1336646629
  4. Hailey Blankenship, OTOccupational Therapist1164991709
  5. Ashley Brittle, DPTPhysical Therapist1235811373
  6. Barrett Cary, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497958581

Verify Catherine Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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Industry payments in 2024: $98.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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. Catherine Smith$98.62
  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. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Catherine Smith among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama

Catherine Smith, PA-C is one of 1,148 physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 37% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 30% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

26 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hoover

They are 26 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lauren Bannon, PA-CHoover, AL 352441770727497
  2. Travis Buchanan, PA-CHoover, AL 352441245609106
  3. Sydney Cork, PA-CHoover, AL 352441750862637
  4. Rachel Elkins, PA-CHoover, AL 352441619446754
  5. James Kilgore, PA-CHoover, AL 352441154321537
  6. Kaitlyn ParkerHoover, AL 352441659982262
  7. Lauryn Pierce, PA-CHoover, AL 352441558786202
  8. Ashley Prichard, PA-CHoover, AL 352441851650154

Common questions

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

Catherine Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578077376, issued on Dec 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Smith, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4517 Southlake Pkwy, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 985-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1299, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama 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.

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.