Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pueblo, CO
Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pueblo, Colorado, and NPI 1396835351, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado PA.0002971, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Christopher Smith
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0002971 CO
PA9103469 FL
PA2005-0034 NM
PA205464 OR
PA10004323 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 Court St, Pueblo, CO 81003
- Phone
- (719) 562-2300
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Fax
- (719) 562-2095
- Medicaid IDs
- 125516900 FL
55004831 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060104000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Christopher Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0002971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate16 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Furosemide12 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: $1,279.81
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLCLas Cruces, NM · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Las Cruces Physician Services LLCLas Cruces, NM
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM
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.
Paul Christopher Smith among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 Colorado 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 Colorado
There are 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
All 699 in Colorado → Every provider in Pueblo → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Glass, P.A.-CPueblo, CO 810031114397437
- Aaron Molencamp, P.A.Pueblo, CO 810081609123595
- Mark Rice, PA-CPueblo, CO 810081285889154
- Robert Simmons, PA-CPueblo, CO 810081528039245
- Franklin Sloan, PA-CPueblo, CO 810081750473526
- Megan Ostrowski, PA-CColorado Springs, CO 809241043688898
- Todd Luft, PACColorado Springs, CO 809211083699029
- Jessica Ochs, PA-CColorado Springs, CO 809211407942485
Common questions
What is Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C's NPI number?
Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396835351, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Court St, Pueblo, CO, 81003. Phone: (719) 562-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0002971, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Christopher Smith, PA-C had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.