James C. O'Brien, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsfield, MA
James C. O'Brien, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and NPI 1245485572, issued on Dec 1, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 892, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James C. O'Brien
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 892 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 777 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201
- Phone
- (413) 447-2870
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (413) 447-2871
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090128000022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 777 North St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James C. O'Brien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl14 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: $44.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Berkshire Faculty Services IncPittsfield, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James C. O'Brien among 516 surgical physician assistant records in Massachusetts
James C. O'Brien, PA-C is one of 516 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 26% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2014 among the 357 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Massachusetts
There are 516 surgical physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
All 516 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Pittsfield → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laurie Bartling, PAPittsfield, MA 012011053506998
- Ilana Berti, PA-CPittsfield, MA 012011699309104
- Thomas William Ong S Chan, PA-STUDENTPittsfield, MA 012011710641964
- Nicholas Coman, PA-CPittsfield, MA 012011952085953
- Renee Isaacs, PA-CPittsfield, MA 012011609501113
- Joseph Kotelnicki, PA-CPittsfield, MA 012011255669552
- Laurieann Quiry, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPittsfield, MA 012011356823694
- Steven Rich, PA-CPittsfield, MA 012011396981072
Common questions
What is James C. O'Brien, PA-C's NPI number?
James C. O'Brien, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245485572, issued on Dec 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James C. O'Brien, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 North St, Pittsfield, MA, 01201. Phone: (413) 447-2870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James C. O'Brien, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 892, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James C. O'Brien, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James C. O'Brien, PA-C had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.