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2026 NPPES data Physician Assistant NPI 1104043769 PA-C
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Physician Assistant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,974 in Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
548
Medicare Part D claims · 80 beneficiaries · Physician Assistant avg: 790
MIPS score
76.7/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$732.63
8 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
John Behrend, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 548 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 76.7/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- 548
- Part D claims, 2023
- $732.63
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥17th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1104043769 · Physician Assistant
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1104043769
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-MEGA 151K Physician Assistant
- MIPS-BELOW 76.7/100
- RX-LIGHT 548
- BOOK-MID 7,614 in Pennsylvania
- PHOTO-FINISH Catherine Bell · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Behrend · this p…
Behrend · this provider
76.7 MIPS pts
- Catherine Bell ·…
Catherine Bell
76.7 MIPS pts
- Chloe Mathew · n…
Chloe Mathew
76.7 MIPS pts
- Bijal Parikh · n…
Bijal Parikh
76.7 MIPS pts
- Min Yang · near
Min Yang
76.7 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
John Behrend, PA-C's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
77 ≥ 17th percentile 17% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where John Behrend, PA-C sits
This provider among physician assistant peers
Across the 26,497 physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, John Behrend, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 71% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 18% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is John Behrend, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about John Behrend, PA-C?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
548 31% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
76.7/100 6.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
John Behrend, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 76.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1104043769 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA-C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/18/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
76.7036
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
55.1936
Quality
54.937
Cost
98
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for John Behrend, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$733
Largest payer
Novo Nordisk Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to John Behrend, PA-C. To verify John Behrend, PA-C's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
548
Total Claims
$31K
Total Drug Cost
80
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 589
- Total Day Supply
- 14,911
- Generic Drug Cost
- $19K
- Opioid Claims
- 41 (7.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 137
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 60.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 8.14
- Gender Split
- 41% female / 59% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 45, 65-74: 28, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What John Behrend, PA-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Sulfamethoxazole-T…
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
90 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl
Valganciclovir Hcl
42 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
39 claims
- Famotidine
Famotidine
36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 29
Atorvastatin Calcium
29 claims
- Prednisone 26
Prednisone
26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 24
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 22
Amlodipine Besylate
22 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 90 |
| Valganciclovir Hcl | 42 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 39 |
| Famotidine | 36 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 29 |
| Prednisone | 26 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 24 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 22 |
| Nifedipine Er Nifedipine | 20 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Physician Assistant Overview
How John Behrend, PA-C fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
150,974
Physician Assistant Providers in US
56
States with Physician Assistant
790
Avg Claims per Provider
John Behrend, PA-C's 548 claims are below the specialty average of 790.
Nationwide Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Behrend, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (76.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Behrend.
One of 7,614 Physician Assistant providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.
Matthew Abad
Lansdowne, PA
Dr. Ariane Abadi
PA-C
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Rama Abbireddy
PA
Bethlehem, PA
Dr. Marianne Abdalah
PA
Sewickley, PA
Dr. Safiyya Abdul-Ghani
PA
Oaks, PA
Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is John Behrend, PA-C's specialty? ▼
John Behrend, PA-C specializes in Physician Assistant and practices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does John Behrend, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, John Behrend, PA-C wrote 548 Medicare Part D claims totaling $31K in drug costs for 80 beneficiaries.
What is John Behrend, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
John Behrend, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.7/100 (Quality: 55.2, Cost: 54.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is John Behrend, PA-C located? ▼
John Behrend, PA-C is located at 3401 N BROAD ST, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-3133.
What is John Behrend, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
John Behrend, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104043769, issued on 04/18/2007.
Does John Behrend, PA-C prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, John Behrend, PA-C had 41 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.5%.
How many Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,974 Physician Assistant providers across 56 states in the US. The average Physician Assistant provider writes 790 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does John Behrend, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, John Behrend, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Valganciclovir Hcl, Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does John Behrend, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
John Behrend, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 548 Part D claims and 80 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify John Behrend, PA-C's credentials? ▼
John Behrend, PA-C's NPI is 1104043769 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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