Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1336537877, issued on Jan 7, 2015. Check the license (Michigan 5601007275, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andra Elizabeth Talaska
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 5601007275 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 743 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
- Phone
- (616) 456-9553
- Enumerated
- Jan 7, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 743 E Beltline Ave NE
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Verify Andra Elizabeth Talaska in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601007275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
2,120 Medicare Part D claims for 735 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate319 claims
- Eliquis159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate131 claims
- Losartan Potassium121 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium116 claims
- Furosemide110 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,704.47
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
Andra Elizabeth Talaska among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Michigan
There are 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
All 1,140 in Michigan → Every provider in Grand Rapids → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Brinkmeier, PACGrand Rapids, MI 495251437151834
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- William Cimbalik, PAGrand Rapids, MI 495251578572467
- Jean Darnell, PAGrand Rapids, MI 495251881648608
- Jennifer Dykhouse, PAGrand Rapids, MI 495251881769321
- Jeffrey Geissler, PA-CGrand Rapids, MI 495251639188428
- Jeffrey Hagedorn, PA-CGrand Rapids, MI 495251912916743
- Cynthia Hanson, PA-CGrand Rapids, MI 495251407842057
Common questions
What is Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C's NPI number?
Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336537877, issued on Jan 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 743 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525. Phone: (616) 456-9553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601007275, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C had 2,120 Medicare Part D claims for 735 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andra Elizabeth Talaska, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.