Dean Short, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Port Townsend, WA
Dean Short, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Port Townsend, Washington, and NPI 1356455745, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Washington PA10005046, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean Short
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA10005046 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 834 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
- Phone
- (360) 344-3090
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 344-3089
- Medicaid ID
- 8462178 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061020000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dean Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA10005046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
223 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam84 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Methocarbamol17 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims
- Celecoxib12 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): 83.8 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
- Jamestown S'Klallam TribeSequim, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean Short among 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington
Dean Short, PA-C is one of 3,718 physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 76% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2017 among the 2,460 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 48% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 physician assistant records list a practice address in Port Townsend
They are 18 of the 601 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Townsend, and 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Dean Short, PA-C's NPI number?
Dean Short, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356455745, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean Short, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 834 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA, 98368. Phone: (360) 344-3090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean Short, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA10005046, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dean Short, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean Short, PA-C had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dean Short, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.