Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Dennis Short, P.A.

Medical Physician Assistant · Columbus, GA

Dennis Short, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1619051455, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1619051455
Name
Dennis Short
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
Practice location
1942 North Ave, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone
(706) 596-1245
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1942 North Ave

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

  1. Turena TanteNurse Practitioner1649872250

Verify Dennis Short in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

395 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,139 among the 25,090 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dennis Short395
  2. Specialty average1,139

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin45 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
  5. Ibuprofen25 claims
  6. Prednisone22 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.

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Georgia

There are 1,310 medical physician assistant records in Georgia.

Other medical physician assistant records in Georgia

  1. John Aaron, PAAlpharetta, GA1356650139
  2. Natalia Abazeri, PA-CStockbridge, GA1174904106
  3. Aisha Abdullahi, PA-CAtlanta, GA1063198463
  4. Daryl Abney, PAS-CMarietta, GA1578532016
  5. Taylor Abu-Alrub, PA-CGainesville, GA1881192870
  6. Anna Adams, P.A.Atlanta, GA1407949209
  7. Sara Adams, PA-CMarietta, GA1124504675
  8. Marylyn Adamski, PA-CAtlanta, GA1366570269
  9. Kelly Agnone, PA-CAtlanta, GA1841730561
  10. Monica Agrawal, PA-CMarietta, GA1306224779

Common questions

What is Dennis Short, P.A.'s NPI number?

Dennis Short, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619051455, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis Short, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1942 North Ave, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 596-1245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dennis Short, P.A.'s license?

Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dennis Short, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dennis Short, P.A. had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,139. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.