NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Smithfield, RI

Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and NPI 1003873001, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island PA00097, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island 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
1003873001
Name
Cheryl A. Trager
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA00097 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Putnam Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917
Phone
(401) 757-6160
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2025
Fax
(401) 349-0840
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141124001261); may accept 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 400 Putnam Pike

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

  1. Ellen Brady, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578080909
  2. Brett Buskey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871176792
  3. Kelli Kruzel, PAPhysician Assistant1841634029
  4. Lindsey Monti, PAPhysician Assistant1689044919
  5. Kathleen Natareno, APRNNurse Practitioner1073110714
  6. Fabriziio Pluchino, M.D. CFA/SASurgical Assistant1003239724

Verify Cheryl A. Trager in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island 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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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cheryl Trager1,083
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone226 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass159 claims
  3. Azithromycin55 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro47 claims
  5. Doxycycline Monohydrate45 claims
  6. Cephalexin40 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $315.02

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cheryl Trager$315.02
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Urgent Care Arts LLCCharlestown, RI
  2. Vmd Primary Providers OF Rhode Island PCCumberland, RI

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

Cheryl A. Trager among 117 medical physician assistant records in Rhode Island

Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C is one of 117 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2012 among the 71 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Smithfield

They are 2 of the 202 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithfield, and 117 medical physician assistant records in Rhode Island.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dhara Shah, PA-CSmithfield, RI 029171194475442
  2. Maria Brennan, PA-CJohnston, RI 029191124520952
  3. Amanda Burr, PAJohnston, RI 029191265665319
  4. Dian Cullion, PA-CJohnston, RI 029191972551489
  5. Memah Howard, PA-CJohnston, RI 029191518256718
  6. Paul Mallari, PA-CJohnston, RI 029191801889787
  7. Cari Azevedo, PA-CCranston, RI 029201932570207
  8. Angelo Carpethos, PAEast Providence, RI 029141518056795

Common questions

What is Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C's NPI number?

Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003873001, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Putnam Pike, Smithfield, RI, 02917. Phone: (401) 757-6160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number PA00097, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheryl A. Trager, PA-C had 1,083 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.