NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Wellfleet, MA

Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, and NPI 1841532751, issued on Mar 19, 2013. Check the license (Massachusetts PA4666, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts 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
1841532751
Name
Gretchen A. Eckel
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA4666 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3130 State Hwy Rte 6, Wellfleet, MA 02667
Phone
(508) 349-3131
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2026
Fax
(508) 487-6298
Medicaid ID
110108520A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130731000556); 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 3130 State Hwy Rte 6

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

  1. Rachel Bramson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1437118213
  2. Matthew Burdette, DOInternal Medicine Physician1407240955
  3. Marvin Corlette, M.D.Surgery Physician1497857817
  4. James Dwyer, D.O.Infectious Disease Physician1679551212
  5. Feneta Forbes-Crowe, NPNurse Practitioner1619080371
  6. Lauren Golden, LICSWSocial Worker1912624610

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,963 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gretchen Eckel1,963
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
  2. Lisinopril83 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium74 claims
  4. Simvastatin73 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium69 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate68 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Outer Cape Health Services IncWellfleet, MA

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

2 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Wellfleet

They are 2 of the 55 NPPES records with a practice address in Wellfleet, and 886 medical physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

Other medical physician assistant records in Massachusetts

  1. Matthew Abar, PAProvincetown, MA1760647812
  2. Jaime Abbiati, PA-CSpringfield, MA1396408076
  3. Ezra Acholonu, PASpringfield, MA1407221302
  4. Emily Adams, PA-CBelmont, MA1538509849
  5. Stephanie Adamski, PA-CHolyoke, MA1265833768
  6. Whitney Adrien Dadaille, PA-CPeabody, MA1114743358
  7. Godwin Aduba, PA-CEverett, MA1841449998
  8. John Ahern, PA-CBoston, MA1043682776
  9. Heather Aidala, PABoston, MA1356536874
  10. Sevilay Akcam, PA-CSpringfield, MA1730672023

Common questions

What is Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C's NPI number?

Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841532751, issued on Mar 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3130 State Hwy Rte 6, Wellfleet, MA, 02667. Phone: (508) 349-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA4666, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gretchen A. Eckel, PA-C had 1,963 Medicare Part D claims for 165 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.

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