NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Smyrna, TN

Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Smyrna, Tennessee, and NPI 1780936583, issued on Oct 4, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 2221, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780936583
Name
Matthew Lakey Gaston
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
2221 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 Stonecrest Blvd Ste 300, Smyrna, TN 37167
Phone
(615) 267-6600
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2025
Fax
(615) 267-6603
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130103000173); 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 300 Stonecrest Blvd Ste 300

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

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  3. Daniel Griffith, P.T.Physical Therapist1710213012
  4. Nathan Hood, PTPhysical Therapist1487603874
  5. Juris Shibayama, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1992758981
  6. Lydia YaniPhysical Therapist1962156372

Verify Matthew Lakey Gaston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

546 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 184 claims were for opioids.

  1. Matthew Gaston546
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone124 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen91 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl54 claims
  4. Gabapentin53 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl51 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium41 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $89.29

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. 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. Matthew Gaston$89.29
  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 2 group practices

  1. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncSmyrna, TN
  2. Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAMurfreesboro, TN

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

Matthew Lakey Gaston among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee

Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2012, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 30% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 physician assistant records list a practice address in Smyrna

They are 24 of the 1,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Smyrna, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donald Allen, P.A.Smyrna, TN 371671285602169
  2. Natalie Bass, PA-CSmyrna, TN 371671821337916
  3. Raquel BellmerSmyrna, TN 371671699435255
  4. Kristie Bucher, PASmyrna, TN 371671942473913
  5. Hannah ChilcoteSmyrna, TN 371671427662469
  6. Daryl Madden, PA-CSmyrna, TN 371671184698136
  7. Candice Marbach, PASmyrna, TN 371671902439458
  8. Stephanie McAdams, PA-CSmyrna, TN 371671902844673

Common questions

What is Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C's NPI number?

Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780936583, issued on Oct 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Stonecrest Blvd Ste 300, Smyrna, TN, 37167. Phone: (615) 267-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2221, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C had 546 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matthew Lakey Gaston, PA-C's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.