Rachel O'Connor, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant in Albany, New York. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 16,119 in Surgical 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
Rachel O'Connor, PA filed 1,349 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Surgical Physician Assistant in Albany, New York.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $149.05
- 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.
Rachel O'Connor, PA's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,349 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 Rachel O'Connor, PA?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in New York
How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among New York providers
Largest specialties in New York (% of in-state providers)
Surgical Physician Assistant ranks #46 among New York's specialties (0.4% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the New York provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Surgical Physician Assistant; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Surgical Physician Assistant (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Surgical Physician Assistant ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Surgical Physician Assistant) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Surgical Physician Assistant US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Surgical Physician Assistant estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
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.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Rachel O'Connor, PA appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgical Physician Assistant provider holding PA credentials at 121 EVERETT RD, Albany, NY, 12205, with a listed phone of (518) 489-2663. NPI 1679292155 was issued on 08/26/2022. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what O'Connor 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 1,349 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 543 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $19K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 10.3%. 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.
Surgical Physician Assistant is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,119 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 316 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 | 1679292155 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/26/2022 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Rachel O'Connor, PA 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 Rachel O'Connor, PA. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$149
Largest payer
Vericel Corporation
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.
License & disciplinary context — New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Rachel O'Connor, PA. To verify Rachel O'Connor, PA's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,444
- Total Day Supply
- 38,877
- Generic Drug Cost
- $18K
- Opioid Claims
- 139 (10.3% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.26
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 150, 65-74: 237, 75-84: 133, 85+: 23
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Rachel O'Connor, PA prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Tizanidine Hcl
Tizanidine Hcl
273 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
260 claims
- Baclofen
Baclofen
181 claims
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
110 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 83
Diclofenac Sodium
83 claims
- Naproxen 53
Naproxen
53 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 50
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
50 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 49
Tramadol Hcl
49 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tizanidine Hcl | 273 |
| Gabapentin | 260 |
| Baclofen | 181 |
| Meloxicam | 110 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 83 |
| Naproxen | 53 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 50 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 49 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 45 |
| Methylprednisolone | 45 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgical Physician Assistant Overview
How Rachel O'Connor, PA fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
Rachel O'Connor, PA's 1,349 claims are above the specialty average of 316.
Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as O'Connor.
Compare Surgical 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 New York 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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