Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC
Physician Assistant · Hingham, MA
Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hingham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1669419578, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 68, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Rhoads Gifford
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 68 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Colby RD, Hingham, MA 02043
- Phone
- (781) 626-1844
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 9771247 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Rhoads Gifford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 68Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
509 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Clopidogrel18 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Coastal Medical AssociatesWeymouth, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Rhoads Gifford among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 38% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hingham
They are 14 of the 623 NPPES records with a practice address in Hingham, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC's NPI number?
Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669419578, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Colby RD, Hingham, MA, 02043. Phone: (781) 626-1844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 68, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC had 509 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine Rhoads Gifford, PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.