NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Cleveland, OH

Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1437573698, issued on Feb 8, 2014. Check the license (Ohio 50.006411RX, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio 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
1437573698
Name
Michael Clay McDowell
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
50.006411RX OH
0110-004503 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18101 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44111
Phone
(216) 476-7000
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2014
Record last updated
May 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200609000696); 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 18101 Lorain Ave

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

  1. Reem Abdel Hameid, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336985951
  2. Rashid Abdel-Razeq, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063109379
  3. Bahaa Abdelghaffar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265954275
  4. Fatima AbdeljaleelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407587553
  5. Bader Abou Shaar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124863170
  6. Walaa Abu Alya, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891428082

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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

371 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Michael McDowell371
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin252 claims
  2. Pregabalin41 claims
  3. Meloxicam22 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone13 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Cleveland ClinicStrongsville, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Meritus Medical Center IncHagerstown, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Michael Clay McDowell among 395 surgical physician assistant records in Ohio

Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C is one of 395 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% 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 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% 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 Ohio 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 Ohio

There are 395 surgical physician assistant records in Ohio.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hayley BlatnikCleveland, OH 441111689440919
  2. Stetson Edwards, PA-CCleveland, OH 441111881371862
  3. Julianne Godfray, PA-CCleveland, OH 441111992163745
  4. Gabriel Hanna, PA-CCleveland, OH 441111164108338
  5. Rebecca Loomis, PACleveland, OH 441111841215357
  6. Meikun NiCleveland, OH 441111790515591
  7. Kayla Nolen, PA-CCleveland, OH 441111255971602
  8. Matthew Samples, PACleveland, OH 441111841639721

Common questions

What is Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C's NPI number?

Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437573698, issued on Feb 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18101 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44111. Phone: (216) 476-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 50.006411RX, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Clay McDowell, PA-C had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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.