NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward T. Costello, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Malvern, AR

Edward T. Costello, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Malvern, Arkansas, and NPI 1730104340, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas PA-251, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1730104340
Name
Edward T. Costello
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA-251 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1002 Schneider Dr, Malvern, AR 72104
Phone
(501) 332-7981
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
May 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(501) 337-9964
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040818000500); 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 1002 Schneider Dr

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

  1. Altimus Bollen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1720054125
  2. Heather Grigsby, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1881002756
  3. Bruce White, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1881660058

Verify Edward T. Costello in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas 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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9.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

7,719 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 242 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Costello7,719
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib235 claims
  2. Gabapentin227 claims
  3. Lisinopril205 claims
  4. Omeprazole181 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate177 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide172 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: $58.69

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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. Edward Costello$58.69
  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. Covenant Health LLCRockport, AR

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

Edward T. Costello among 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas

Edward T. Costello, P.A. is one of 599 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 377 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 34% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Malvern

They are 4 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Malvern, and 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leah Costello, PAMalvern, AR 721041588073738
  2. Haley Hobson, PA-CMalvern, AR 721041346735735
  3. Dara Mooney, PA-CMalvern, AR 721041609979426
  4. James BryantLittle Rock Afb, AR 720991619745387
  5. Michael Burnett, PA-CLittle Rock Afb, AR 720991811469604
  6. Patrick Depriest, PA-CLittle Rock Afb, AR 720991174810394
  7. Ashley Green, PALittle Rock Afb, AR 720991396415956
  8. Sonja Martin, PA-CLittle Rock Afb, AR 720991376566182

Common questions

What is Edward T. Costello, P.A.'s NPI number?

Edward T. Costello, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730104340, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward T. Costello, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Schneider Dr, Malvern, AR, 72104. Phone: (501) 332-7981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward T. Costello, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number PA-251, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edward T. Costello, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward T. Costello, P.A. had 7,719 Medicare Part D claims for 408 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.

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