Michael Merrill Child, PA-C
NPI 1740764497ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Springfield, MA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Caring Health Center, Inc, practicing in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $85,815 for 895 claims, against $322.49 paid for services in 2024. Lists Baystate Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1740764497 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 19, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | MA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (MA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 18 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 24 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $322.49 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 895 · 1,543 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 289 |
| Total drug cost | $85,815 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Caring Health Center, IncSpringfield, MA · 28 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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