NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shakara S. Smith, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Wilmington, DE

Shakara S. Smith, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilmington, Delaware, and NPI 1396994968, issued on Sep 18, 2008. Check the license (Delaware C5-0000633, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware 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
1396994968
Name
Shakara S. Smith
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
C5-0000633 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1941 Limestone RD Ste 211, Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone
(302) 534-8100
Enumerated
Sep 18, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Fax
(302) 543-8905
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090306000253); 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 1941 Limestone RD Ste 211

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

  1. Tanya Smollen, NPNurse Practitioner1285560086

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

198 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shakara Smith198
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl28 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone24 claims
  4. Gabapentin23 claims
  5. Mupirocin23 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 58.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score48.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%56.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $281.81

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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. Shakara Smith$281.81
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vascular Specialists PAWilmington, DE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shakara S. Smith among 695 physician assistant records in Delaware

Shakara S. Smith, PA-C is one of 695 physician assistant records with a practice address in Delaware. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 19% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2019 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 34% 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 Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

138 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilmington

They are 138 of the 6,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 695 physician assistant records in Delaware.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Biddle, PAWilmington, DE 198081467462051
  2. Joseph Cassidy, PAWilmington, DE 198081558371146
  3. Crystal Dimauro, PAWilmington, DE 198081750832812
  4. George Duffield, PA-CWilmington, DE 198081689101917
  5. Catherine Frescoln, PAWilmington, DE 198081629280375
  6. Daniel Maistre, PA-CWilmington, DE 198081770949026
  7. Thomas Merring, P.A.Wilmington, DE 198081447507421
  8. Chioma Njoku, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTWilmington, DE 198081831483783

Common questions

What is Shakara S. Smith, PA-C's NPI number?

Shakara S. Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396994968, issued on Sep 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shakara S. Smith, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1941 Limestone RD Ste 211, Wilmington, DE, 19808. Phone: (302) 534-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shakara S. Smith, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Delaware license number C5-0000633, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Shakara S. Smith, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shakara S. Smith, PA-C had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shakara S. Smith, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 58.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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