Patrick Dougherty, PA C
Physician Assistant in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 149,975 in Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Patrick Dougherty, PA C filed 290 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Physician Assistant in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
- 290
- Part D claims, 2023
- $40.66
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Patrick Dougherty, PA C's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
290 49th percentile higher than 49% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Patrick Dougherty, PA C?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Colorado
How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Colorado providers
Largest specialties in Colorado (% of in-state providers)
Physician Assistant ranks #10 among Colorado's specialties (2.6% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Colorado provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Physician Assistant; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Physician Assistant. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Patrick Dougherty, PA C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physician Assistant provider holding PA C credentials at 9331 S COLORADO BLVD, Highlands Ranch, CO, 80126, with a listed phone of (303) 471-4711. NPI 1285625590 was issued on 11/04/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Dougherty most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 290 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 206 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $3K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 20.3%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Physician Assistant is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 149,975 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 790 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1285625590 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 11/04/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Patrick Dougherty, PA C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Patrick Dougherty, PA C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$41
Largest payer
PFIZER INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 290
- Total Day Supply
- 2,444
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Opioid Claims
- 59 (20.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 79
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.60
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 40, 65-74: 90, 75-84: 59, 85+: 17
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Patrick Dougherty, PA C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
33 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
27 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
23 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
18 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
15 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl
Tizanidine Hcl
15 claims
- Cefdinir 13
Cefdinir
13 claims
- Meclizine Hcl 11
Meclizine Hcl
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 33 |
| Cephalexin | 27 |
| Prednisone | 23 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 18 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 15 |
| Cefdinir | 13 |
| Meclizine Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Physician Assistant Overview
How Patrick Dougherty, PA C fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
Patrick Dougherty, PA C's 290 claims are below the specialty average of 790.
Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Colorado
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Dougherty.
Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Colorado medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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