Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Providence, RI
Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1649766114, issued on Jul 7, 2018. Check the license (Rhode Island PA01031, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Benjamin Bales
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA01031 RI
PA58355 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906
- Phone
- (401) 455-6200
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200930000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Benjamin Bales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
Search for license PA01031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
563 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam52 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone41 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate29 claims
- Lithium Carbonate27 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate23 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl21 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: $1,379.74
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. 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.
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
- Grace Kwon CorporationTustin, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Benjamin Bales among 683 physician assistant records in Rhode Island
Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C is one of 683 physician assistant records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 490 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 30% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
266 physician assistant records list a practice address in Providence
They are 266 of the 9,647 NPPES records with a practice address in Providence, and 683 physician assistant records in Rhode Island.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C's NPI number?
Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649766114, issued on Jul 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 455-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number PA01031, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Benjamin Bales, PA-C had 563 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.