Ms. Paula Smith

Overview

Ms. Paula Smith, PAC, is a Physician Assistant specialist in Newark, Delaware. She attended and graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1998, having over 26 years of diverse experience, especially in Physician Assistant. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Christiana Care Health Services Inc.. Ms. Paula Smith also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including First State Orthopaedics Pa. Ms. Paula Smith accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (302) 731-2888 to request Ms. Paula Smith the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

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Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Ms. Paula Smith

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers / Physician Assistant click for detail Physician Assistant 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.	C50000230	Delaware

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Christiana Care Health Services Inc.	Newark, Delaware	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
First State Orthopaedics Pa	First State Orthopaedics Pa	43

Practice Locations

This physician profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Monday, April 28, 2014. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Ms. Paula Smith [NPI: 1043281629]Physician Assistant