NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Gwozdz

Surgical Physician Assistant · Wakefield, RI

Katherine Gwozdz is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Wakefield, Rhode Island, and NPI 1740603463, issued on Jan 31, 2014. Check the license (Rhode Island PA01005, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740603463
Name
Katherine Gwozdz
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA01005 RI
MA056279 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 High St, Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone
(401) 789-1422
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(401) 782-6810
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171204000125); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1 High St

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

  1. Michael Bradley, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1083668883
  2. Sarah Browne, PTPhysical Therapist1679538755
  3. Stacie Brzoska, PASurgical Physician Assistant1558649822
  4. Eric Buchbaum, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1952365652
  5. David Burns, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1306800313
  6. Mark Coppes, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1275597668

Verify Katherine Gwozdz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

572 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Katherine Gwozdz572
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam122 claims
  2. Gabapentin108 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone84 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl54 claims
  5. Methocarbamol48 claims
  6. Amoxicillin25 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: $203.12

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker 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.

  1. Katherine Gwozdz$203.12
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Orthopedics Rhode Island IncWarwick, RI

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

Katherine Gwozdz among 70 surgical physician assistant records in Rhode Island

Katherine Gwozdz is one of 70 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 49 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

There are 70 surgical physician assistant records in Rhode Island.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stacie Brzoska, PAWakefield, RI 028791558649822
  2. John Rodger, PAWakefield, RI 028791750345146
  3. Erin Smith, PA-CWakefield, RI 028791154788388
  4. Armenag Antranigian, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861225430820
  5. Kimberly Chapman, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861851738470
  6. James Deady, PAWarwick, RI 028861538595699
  7. Arlene Kavanagh, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861033488218
  8. Ashley Kuselias, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861821239377

Common questions

What is Katherine Gwozdz's NPI number?

Katherine Gwozdz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740603463, issued on Jan 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Gwozdz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 High St, Wakefield, RI, 02879. Phone: (401) 789-1422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Gwozdz's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number PA01005, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Katherine Gwozdz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Gwozdz had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 255 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.