Craig Owen Brancato, PA-C
NPI 1912388257ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Meriden, CT
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with The William W Backus Hospital and 1 other group, practicing in Meriden, Connecticut. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $5,048 for 50 patients in 2024, with only 42 Part D claims. Ethicon US, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $256.31 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Middlesex Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1912388257 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 12, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 15, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | CT |
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 (CT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 50 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 74 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,048 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 42 · 42 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 22 |
| Total drug cost | $363.99 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical groups
- The William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT · 249 clinicians
- Mhs Primary Care, Inc.Essex, CT · 180 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT
- William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$256.31 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$1,251 · 7 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $136.35 | 1 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $119.96 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$256.31 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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