NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Smithson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Brownwood, TX

Paul Smithson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Brownwood, Texas, and NPI 1780383109, issued on Feb 24, 2023. Check the license (Texas PA16598, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1780383109
Name
Paul Smithson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA16598 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Burnet RD, Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone
(325) 649-5000
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 Burnet RD

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

  1. Haley Day, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457178030
  2. Anant Dhavale, MDMedical Oncology Physician1467416404
  3. Madeline Dorris, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982563680
  4. Ashley Gregory, PHARMDPharmacist1679745152
  5. John Gwin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417915489
  6. Donald Howard, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1609839455

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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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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

397 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Paul Smithson397
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Anastrozole53 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl35 claims
  3. Hydroxyurea30 claims
  4. Imbruvica18 claims
  5. Lenalidomide14 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 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: $984.32

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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. Paul Smithson$984.32
  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.

Paul Smithson among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Paul Smithson, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • 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 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Brownwood

They are 8 of the 361 NPPES records with a practice address in Brownwood, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Bachman, PABrownwood, TX 768011447390380
  2. Michael Cloy, PABrownwood, TX 768011447230263
  3. Charles Cooper, P.A.Brownwood, TX 768011477543734
  4. Alisandra DiricksonBrownwood, TX 768011376061911
  5. Madeline Dorris, PA-CBrownwood, TX 768011982563680
  6. Stephen Lemons, PABrownwood, TX 768011841509908
  7. Bonnie Ressler, PA-CBrownwood, TX 768011619834843
  8. Richard Taff, P.A.Early, TX 768021932199205

Common questions

What is Paul Smithson, PA-C's NPI number?

Paul Smithson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780383109, issued on Feb 24, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Smithson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Burnet RD, Brownwood, TX, 76801. Phone: (325) 649-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Smithson, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA16598, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paul Smithson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Smithson, PA-C had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; 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.