NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C

Physician Assistant · Houghton Lake, MI

Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Houghton Lake, Michigan, and NPI 1114002417, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601002366, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan 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
1114002417
Name
Dana R. Brackins
Credential
P.A.C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
5601002366 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9249 W Lake City RD, Houghton Lake, MI 48629
Phone
(989) 422-5122
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(989) 422-4378
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090327000505); 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 9249 W Lake City RD

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

  1. Hayley Baker, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942519525
  2. Carissa Bonner, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1699078170
  3. Stacey Crane, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366979338
  4. Kevin Denlinger, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1487638300
  5. Jamie FagerlieCommunity Health Worker1174388367
  6. Maryann Fleischmann Frick, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366629651

Verify Dana R. Brackins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan 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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

593 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dana Brackins593
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate93 claims
  2. Dexamethasone69 claims
  3. Prednisone57 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone55 claims
  5. Cephalexin42 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 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: $69.98

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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. Dana Brackins$69.98
  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. Midmichigan Health ServicesBeaverton, MI

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

Dana R. Brackins among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan

Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 40% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 physician assistant records list a practice address in Houghton Lake

They are 5 of the 109 NPPES records with a practice address in Houghton Lake, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Antoinette Heliin, P.A.-CHoughton Lake, MI 486291265418859
  2. Hugh McLeod, APA-CHoughton Lake, MI 486291659663219
  3. Krista McNamara, PA-CHoughton Lake, MI 486291407386568
  4. C Strausbaugh, PAHoughton Lake, MI 486291780777953
  5. Nimra JawedHemlock, MI 486261548727076
  6. Amanda Keys, PA-CHemlock, MI 486261255809869
  7. Diane Grove, PAHarrison, MI 486251639273311
  8. Anthony Santini, PAHarrison, MI 486251023118601

Common questions

What is Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C's NPI number?

Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114002417, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9249 W Lake City RD, Houghton Lake, MI, 48629. Phone: (989) 422-5122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601002366, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dana R. Brackins, P.A.C had 593 Medicare Part D claims for 360 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.