NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Physician Assistant NPI 1679838387 PA-C
Verify on CMS → Stephen Cullen, PA-C
Physician Assistant in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 156,084 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.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 520 beneficiaries · Physician Assistant avg: 832
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$1.2K
43 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Stephen Cullen, PA-C carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 1,281 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 95%
- generic prescribing
- $1.2K
- 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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Stephen Cullen, PA-C
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1679838387), first enumerated 07/09/2012.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,281 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.2K in reported industry payments (43 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1679838387 · Physician Assistant
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1679838387
- ENUM-MID 2012
- TAX-MEGA 156K Physician Assistant
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 1,281
- BOOK-LIGHT 658 in Rhode Island
- PHOTO-ENUM Andrew Duffy · 2012
Stephen Cullen, PA-C's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,281 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
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.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Stephen Cullen, PA-C?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
1,281 54% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Rhode Island
How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Rhode Island providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1679838387 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA-C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/09/2012 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Stephen Cullen, 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.
Skinpros, LLC
Providence, RI
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 Stephen Cullen, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
Janssen Biotech, 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.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Stephen Cullen, PA-C - brand share 5.0%
Physician Assistant average
5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 1,281 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,281
Total Claims
$46K
Total Drug Cost
520
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,300.333
- Total Day Supply
- 33,776
- Brand vs Generic
- 5% brand / 95% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $15K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $32K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 52
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.01
- Gender Split
- 51% female / 49% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 29, 65-74: 261, 75-84: 179, 85+: 51
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Stephen Cullen, PA-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
304 claims
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
246 claims
- Fluocinonide 92
Fluocinonide
92 claims
- Betamethasone Dipr… 89
Betamethasone Diprop Augmented
89 claims
- Clobetasol Propion… 85
Clobetasol Propionate
85 claims
- Hydrocortisone 81
Hydrocortisone
81 claims
- Metronidazole 81
Metronidazole
81 claims
- Mupirocin 79
Mupirocin
79 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 304 |
| Ketoconazole | 246 |
| Fluocinonide | 92 |
| Betamethasone Diprop Augmented Betamethasone/Propylene Glyc | 89 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 85 |
| Hydrocortisone | 81 |
| Metronidazole | 81 |
| Mupirocin | 79 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 38 |
| Imiquimod | 28 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Physician Assistant Overview
How Stephen Cullen, PA-C fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
156,084
Physician Assistant Providers in US
56
States with Physician Assistant
832
Avg Claims per Provider
Stephen Cullen, PA-C's 1,281 claims are above the specialty average of 832.
Nationwide Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Cullen, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2012)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Rhode Island
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Rhode Island, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cullen.
One of 658 Physician Assistant providers enrolled in Rhode Island, 5 are shown here.
Emily Abbood
PA-C
East Greenwich, RI
Nilofar Abdul Shukur
Providence, RI
Krista Acciaioli
PA-C
East Providence, RI
Dena Ackroyd
PA- C
Cranston, RI
Richard Adams
PA-C
Providence, RI
Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Stephen Cullen, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C specializes in Physician Assistant and practices in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Stephen Cullen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Stephen Cullen, PA-C wrote 1,281 Medicare Part D claims totaling $46K in drug costs for 520 beneficiaries.
What is Stephen Cullen, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Stephen Cullen, PA-C located? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C is located at 3 WAKE ROBIN RD, Lincoln, RI, 02865. Phone: (401) 475-7308.
What is Stephen Cullen, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679838387, issued on 07/09/2012.
Does Stephen Cullen, PA-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $15K in brand drug costs.
How many Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 156,084 Physician Assistant providers across 56 states in the US. The average Physician Assistant provider writes 832 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Stephen Cullen, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Stephen Cullen, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Triamcinolone Acetonide, Ketoconazole, Fluocinonide. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Stephen Cullen, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,281 Part D claims and 520 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Stephen Cullen, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Stephen Cullen, PA-C's NPI is 1679838387 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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