Samantha Kaye Ethridge , PA
Physician Assistant • Waco, TX
1800 Gurley Ln
Waco, TX 767064025
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Samantha Ethridge is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on December 17, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 113 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 83036 — Hemoglobin a1c level: 39 service units.
- 80053 — Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals: 26 service units.
- 85025 — Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count: 18 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,692 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 96 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 72 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metformin Hcl — 70 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 67 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Waco, TX (2024, 41 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 215. Middle half: 113 to 580.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 73 in 2020 to 113 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1800 Gurley Ln
Waco, TX 767064025
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Heart Of Texas Community Health Center, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
32 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,103 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,103 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,104 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$193,320 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $920.11 across 41 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $920.11 across 41 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- ABBVIE INC.: $335.19 across 22 records.
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.: $282.43 across 12 records.
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $124.40 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Samantha Ethridge has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Samantha Ethridge as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Waco and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Waco, TX (2024, 41 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 215. Middle half: 113 to 580.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Waco, TX (2024, 41 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,480. Middle half: $4,776 to $30,420.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,434. Middle half: $6,111 to $35,691.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Waco, TX (2024, 41 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,767. Middle half: $3,702 to $22,435.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,276. Middle half: $4,395 to $26,238.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Waco, TX (2024, 42 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 317. Middle half: 106 to 760.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 261. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Waco, TX (2024, 42 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,561. Middle half: $833 to $111,417.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,999. Middle half: $749 to $103,240.
66 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Waco, TX (11,008 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Waco
6.1% of these 66 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
62.1% of these 66 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 55% from 73 in 2020 to 113 in 2024.
- 2020: 73
- 2021: 97
- 2022: 99
- 2023: 92
- 2024: 113
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $734 in 2020 to $1,103 in 2024.
- 2020: $734
- 2021: $983
- 2022: $958
- 2023: $939
- 2024: $1,103
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $734 in 2020 to $1,103 in 2024.
- 2020: $734
- 2021: $983
- 2022: $958
- 2023: $939
- 2024: $1,103
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 30% from 1,302 in 2020 to 1,692 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,302
- 2021: 1,535
- 2022: 1,702
- 2023: 1,835
- 2024: 1,692
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 15% from 2,707 in 2020 to 3,104 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,707
- 2021: 3,088
- 2022: 3,333
- 2023: 3,518
- 2024: 3,104
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 34% from $144,285 in 2020 to $193,320 in 2024.
- 2020: $144,285
- 2021: $488,669
- 2022: $690,498
- 2023: $533,643
- 2024: $193,320
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 24% from $1,212.16 in 2021 to $920.11 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,212.16
- 2022: $1,105.11
- 2023: $1,089.31
- 2024: $898.50
- 2025: $920.11
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 41 records totaling $920.11.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AREXVY | General | $124.40 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $94.15 |
| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DEXCOM G7 GSS (161) | General | $81.93 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $81.13 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $47.79 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $32.96 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $32.93 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $32.21 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Natroba | General | $27.57 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BREZTRI | General | $21.50 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $21.00 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $20.72 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $18.72 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $18.47 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $18.28 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $17.98 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $17.98 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $17.91 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $17.69 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $16.83 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $16.59 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $15.08 |
| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Dexcom G6 Transmitter | General | $13.67 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $8.90 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $8.20 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2018–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2019–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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39 | 20 | $50.00 | $9.52 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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26 | 18 | $90.00 | $10.35 |
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85025
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
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18 | 14 | $40.00 | $7.61 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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16 | 15 | $70.00 | $13.12 |
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80048
Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
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14 | 13 | $50.00 | $8.29 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 96 | 7,060 | $1,062.30 | 31 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 72 | 5,210 | $395.37 | 23 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 70 | 4,780 | $658.86 | 22 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 62 | 3,145 | $960.91 | 23 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 62 | 4,660 | $282.50 | 17 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 48 | 905 | $745.85 | 12 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 48 | 2,460 | $687.04 | 17 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 48 | 1,568 | $53,703.84 | — |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 46 | 1,195 | $1,216.28 | 12 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 45 | 1,174 | $746.13 | 14 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 41 | 2,540 | $354.88 | 11 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 38 | 2,455 | $167.81 | 13 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 37 | 2,070 | $631.05 | 11 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 36 | 2,230 | $208.71 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 35 | 1,900 | $211.76 | 12 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 30 | 769 | $431.71 | — |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 30 | 2,340 | $507.30 | 11 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 30 | 1,330 | $26,705.68 | — |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 29 | 2,436 | $247.12 | 15 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 28 | 781 | $162.51 | 21 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 27 | 1,620 | $216.95 | — |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 26 | 1,008 | $35,905.60 | — |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 25 | 1,430 | $84.49 | — |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | Hydroxyzine Hcl | 24 | 566 | $1,081.59 | — |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 24 | 1,193 | $970.04 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20180911002383
TX
4880911478
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Heart Of Texas Community Health Center, Inc.
1800 Gurley Ln, Waco, TX 767064025
Phone: 2543136000
Heart Of Texas Community Health Center, Inc.
1600 Providence Dr, Waco, TX 767072261
Phone: 2543134200
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated December 17, 2014.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Waco
- Brennan Calder, PA-C
- Shelby Thomas, PA-C
- Marli Hinojosa, PA-C
- Julia Jones
- Meredith Jergins, PA-C
- Ashley Nutter, PA-C
Mailing Address
1600 Providence Dr
Waco, TX 767072261
Phone: 2543134200