Alison Townsend, PA
Physician Assistant · Caroga Lake, NY
Alison Townsend, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Caroga Lake, New York, and NPI 1841281110, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (New York 008657, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alison Townsend
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 008657 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1840 State Highway 10, Caroga Lake, NY 12032
- Phone
- (518) 835-2341
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 835-2347
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040525001652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alison Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 008657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
3,104 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 240 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril128 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Omeprazole123 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa112 claims
- Gabapentin110 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen110 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $31.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nathan Littauer Hospital AssociationGloversville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alison Townsend among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York
Alison Townsend, PA is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in New York
There are 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nichole Adams, PA-CCastleton, NY 120331255802567
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- Anthony Dushane, PA-CCastleton, NY 120331487316121
- Paige Evans, PA-CCastleton, NY 120331710524756
- Nathan Gardner, P.A.Castleton, NY 120331700079662
- Michael Kurek, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCastleton, NY 120331972099646
- Julia Mai, PACastleton, NY 120331912628751
- Patrick Matolka, PACastleton, NY 120331487005161
Common questions
What is Alison Townsend, PA's NPI number?
Alison Townsend, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841281110, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alison Townsend, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1840 State Highway 10, Caroga Lake, NY, 12032. Phone: (518) 835-2341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alison Townsend, PA's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 008657, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alison Townsend, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alison Townsend, PA had 3,104 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.