Cathy R. Hiner, PA
Physician Assistant · Buckhannon, WV
Cathy R. Hiner, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and NPI 1477709251, issued on Aug 13, 2008. Check the license with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathy R. Hiner
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 1 Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201
- Phone
- (304) 473-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090204000707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cathy R. Hiner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
398 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin42 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate38 claims
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Prednisone36 claims
- Tramadol Hcl35 claims
- Methocarbamol21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Joseph's Hospital OF Buckhannon IncBuckhannon, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathy R. Hiner among 1,145 physician assistant records in West Virginia
Cathy R. Hiner, PA is one of 1,145 physician assistant records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2008, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 28% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2016 among the 710 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 39% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 physician assistant records list a practice address in Buckhannon
They are 13 of the 839 NPPES records with a practice address in Buckhannon, and 1,145 physician assistant records in West Virginia.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Katherine Burnside, PA-CBuckhannon, WV 262011154483865
- Jamie Cox, PA-CBuckhannon, WV 262011225040785
- Kayla Higginbotham, PABuckhannon, WV 262011295108215
- Jeremy Reneau, PABuckhannon, WV 262011013191931
- Tracey Sherman, PA-CBuckhannon, WV 262011639541790
Common questions
What is Cathy R. Hiner, PA's NPI number?
Cathy R. Hiner, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477709251, issued on Aug 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathy R. Hiner, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV, 26201. Phone: (304) 473-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathy R. Hiner, PA's license?
Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cathy R. Hiner, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathy R. Hiner, PA had 398 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cathy R. Hiner, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.