Samantha Jo Pushchak, PA-C
NPI 1043863285ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Littleton, CO
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Portercare Adventist Health System, practicing in Littleton, Colorado. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $526,879 for 3,792 claims, against $68,841 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 26 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,593 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventhealth Castle Rock and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1043863285 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 17, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 30, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA.5852 | CO |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | PA.0005852 | CO |
| Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | 207RG0300X | PA.0005852 | CO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (CO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 134 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,331 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $68,841 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,792 · 6,521 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 332 |
| Total drug cost | $526,879 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO · 774 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventhealth Castle RockCastle Rock, CO
- Adventhealth LittletonLittleton, CO
- Adventhealth ParkerParker, CO
- Adventhealth PorterDenver, CO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,593 · 100 payments from 26 companies
- 2024$2,456 · 119 payments from 25 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $364.58 | 20 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $317.69 | 9 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $295.72 | 11 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $265.13 | 10 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $149.21 | 9 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,593 · 100 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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