NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Erie, PA

Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518924208, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051276, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1518924208
Name
Heather L. Szymczak
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
MA051276 PA
2413 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2374 Village Common Dr Ste 100, Erie, PA 16506
Phone
(814) 833-7246
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 833-1147
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180501000056); 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 2374 Village Common Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Timothy Ko, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1285847699

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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,941 Medicare Part D claims for 725 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 668 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Szymczak1,941
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen322 claims
  2. Gabapentin179 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl176 claims
  4. Diazepam166 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl85 claims
  6. Buprenorphine84 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: $498.05

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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. Heather Szymczak$498.05
  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 4 group practices

  1. Mrs Physical TherapyErie, PA
  2. OB-Gyn Associates OF Erie, PCErie, PA
  3. Tri-State Pain Institute LLCErie, PA
  4. Wellnow Urgent Care, P.C.Jamestown, NY

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

Heather L. Szymczak among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

230 physician assistant records list a practice address in Erie

They are 230 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Adams, PA-CErie, PA 165061164420519
  2. Jordyn Astorino, PA-CErie, PA 165061518336544
  3. Grace Digiacomo, PA-CErie, PA 165061578434544
  4. Nicole Krystoff, PA-CErie, PA 165061508861923
  5. Ryan Marovich, MPAS, PA-CErie, PA 165061366779357
  6. Holly MatheErie, PA 165061336357177
  7. John Oge, PA-CErie, PA 165061659857043
  8. Lauren SampsonErie, PA 165061508683426

Common questions

What is Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C's NPI number?

Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518924208, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2374 Village Common Dr Ste 100, Erie, PA, 16506. Phone: (814) 833-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051276, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather L. Szymczak, PA-C had 1,941 Medicare Part D claims for 725 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.