William Charles Short, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
William Charles Short, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1235608167, issued on Nov 20, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 3686, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Charles Short
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 3686 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 546-2663
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 546-9047
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190304002452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Charles Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
570 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 173 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl103 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl92 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl41 claims
- Meloxicam31 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): 91.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $117.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. 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 2 group practices
- Orthotennessee PCSevierville, TN
- Volunteer Healthcare Services, Inc.Morristown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Charles Short among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
William Charles Short, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
399 physician assistant records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 399 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is William Charles Short, PA-C's NPI number?
William Charles Short, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235608167, issued on Nov 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Charles Short, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 546-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Charles Short, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3686, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Charles Short, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Charles Short, PA-C had 570 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Charles Short, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 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.
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.