NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Lima, OH

Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1275305674, issued on Oct 27, 2023. Check the license (Ohio 50.008496RX, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio 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
1275305674
Name
Margaret Owusu Afari
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
50.008496RX OH
PA200002281 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
830 W High St Ste 307, Lima, OH 45801
Phone
(419) 996-4099
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2023
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2025
Fax
(419) 995-4961
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240514003129); 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 830 W High St Ste 307

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

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Verify Margaret Owusu Afari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

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

  1. Margaret Afari21
  2. Specialty average830

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: $45.14

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mindray DS USA, 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. Margaret Afari$45.14
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Metrohealth SystemCleveland, OH

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

Margaret Owusu Afari among 5,325 physician assistant records in Ohio

Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C is one of 5,325 physician assistant records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 3,621 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 37% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

95 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lima

They are 95 of the 2,639 NPPES records with a practice address in Lima, and 5,325 physician assistant records in Ohio.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Drew Bordner, PACLima, OH 458011790965606
  2. Ellen Bowlin, PACLima, OH 458011144269648
  3. Mark Buettner, PA-CLima, OH 458011821087826
  4. Gary Cathcart, PACLima, OH 458011508805177
  5. David Cheney, PA-CLima, OH 458011760636096
  6. Shannan Dennis, PACLima, OH 458011295774883
  7. Katie Ellis, PALima, OH 458011629017850
  8. Nicholas Feison, PALima, OH 458011891741351

Common questions

What is Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C's NPI number?

Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275305674, issued on Oct 27, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 830 W High St Ste 307, Lima, OH, 45801. Phone: (419) 996-4099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 50.008496RX, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Owusu Afari, PA-C had 21 Medicare Part D claims; 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.