NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Edward Short, PA-C

Physician Assistant · El Paso, TX

John Edward Short, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1700935277, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (Texas PA03258, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1700935277
Name
John Edward Short
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA03258 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10400 Vista Del Sol Dr Ste 204, El Paso, TX 79925
Phone
(915) 598-1005
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
40379761 NM
218658701 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051013000450); 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 10400 Vista Del Sol Dr Ste 204

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

  1. Dean Smith, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1710939756

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

371 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Short371
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl40 claims
  2. Paxlovid33 claims
  3. Azithromycin29 claims
  4. Prednisone27 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate19 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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: $569.24

28 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. John Short$569.24
  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.

John Edward Short among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

John Edward Short, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 40% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

161 physician assistant records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 161 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jodie Beltran, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799251679958383
  2. Jose Calderon, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799251568427680
  3. Kevin Pfister, PAEl Paso, TX 799251144669193
  4. Andrea MoralesEl Paso, TX 799241477359156
  5. Paul Rava, MPAS, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799241659840957
  6. Betty Ritchie, PACEl Paso, TX 799241992798045
  7. Henry Hutteman, PA-CSocorro, TX 799271497920078
  8. Bertha Armendariz, PAEl Paso, TX 799281922887769

Common questions

What is John Edward Short, PA-C's NPI number?

John Edward Short, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700935277, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Edward Short, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10400 Vista Del Sol Dr Ste 204, El Paso, TX, 79925. Phone: (915) 598-1005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Edward Short, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA03258, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Edward Short, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Edward Short, PA-C had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.