Catherine Nelson, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Catherine 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2810 16TH St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine 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 1,139 among the 25,090 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc.. The 16,940 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,050.90 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Dlp Frye Medical Group LLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
23 medical physician assistant records list a Hickory practice address
They are 23 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a Hickory practice address, and 1,724 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 23 in Hickory → All 1,724 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory →
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Common questions
What is Catherine Nelson, PA-C's NPI number?
Catherine 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 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 Nelson, PA-C's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine Nelson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Nelson, PA-C had 6,737 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,139. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.