Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1235622515, issued on Jun 11, 2018. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Leah Nelson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 2810 16TH St NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 324-0359
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 324-0358
- Medicaid ID
- 1235622515 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180713001484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Leah Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
6,737 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium271 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium260 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium214 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate188 claims
- Lisinopril183 claims
- Omeprazole169 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: $742.21
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dlp Frye Medical Group LLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Leah Nelson among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 57% 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cornelia Kurth-Bowen, PA-CHickory, NC 286011235223090
- Jennifer Woodstock, PA-CHickory, NC 286011992035794
- Denise Curtis, PA-CHickory, NC 286021356340137
- Abigail Eckard, PA-CHickory, NC 286021508542796
- Sydney Hall, PA-CHickory, NC 286021124757349
- Jimmy Johnson, P.A.Hickory, NC 286021831259084
- Sonal Lane, PA-CHickory, NC 286021992754972
- Grace McLaurin, PA-CHickory, NC 286021366441149
Common questions
What is Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C's NPI number?
Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235622515, issued on Jun 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2810 16TH St NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 324-0359. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Leah Nelson, PA-C had 6,737 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.