NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Bares

Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Chelsea Bares is a physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1659693836, issued on Feb 16, 2010. Check the license (Alabama 710, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659693836
Name
Chelsea Bares
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
710 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2151 Highland Ave S Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 933-1199
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2025
Fax
(205) 212-5585
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250623000527); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

343 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chelsea Bares343
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone61 claims
  2. Cephalexin32 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt22 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine 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.

Chelsea Bares among 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama

Chelsea Bares 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 2010, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 18% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2020 among the 739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

368 physician assistant records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 368 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,148 physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Beckham, PABirmingham, AL 352051922346071
  2. Brent BlackwellBirmingham, AL 352051194180331
  3. Deborah Bonds, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352051104075233
  4. Amy Christensen, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352051396135414
  5. Jenny Degnan, PA-C, ATCBirmingham, AL 352051235380270
  6. Donna Dorrough, PABirmingham, AL 352051144303900
  7. Natalie George, P.A.Birmingham, AL 352051114298510
  8. Natalia Grenett, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352051639578289

Common questions

What is Chelsea Bares's NPI number?

Chelsea Bares's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659693836, issued on Feb 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea Bares located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2151 Highland Ave S Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 933-1199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea Bares's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 710, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chelsea Bares prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chelsea Bares had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.