NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Philadelphia, PA

Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1235429119, issued on Apr 13, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA000966L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235429119
Name
Cheryl L. Costello
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA000966L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1317 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone
(215) 755-5449
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2011
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 755-0010
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140311000677); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1317 Wolf St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Prarthna ChandarPulmonary Disease Physician1710233101
  2. Andria Jones, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1174647879
  3. David O'Neil, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1831158930

Verify Cheryl L. Costello in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Cheryl Costello1,108
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate95 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium78 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
  5. Eliquis66 claims
  6. Furosemide61 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: $195.22

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.

  1. Cheryl Costello$195.22
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Methodist Associates IN Healthcare, IncPhiladelphia, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cheryl L. Costello among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 27% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

955 physician assistant records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 955 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eileen Bowie, CRNPPhila, PA 191481548353600
  2. Ashley Chen, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191481568307023
  3. Jill Cunningham, PAPhiladelphia, PA 191481023021706
  4. Natalia GarciaPhiladelphia, PA 191481558239020
  5. Elizabeth Kapralick, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191481124742010
  6. Amanda Lavin, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191481528386489
  7. Chloe Luedecker, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191481427771831
  8. Julianna MathewPhiladelphia, PA 191481093594327

Common questions

What is Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C's NPI number?

Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235429119, issued on Apr 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1317 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA, 19148. Phone: (215) 755-5449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA000966L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheryl L. Costello, PA-C had 1,108 Medicare Part D claims for 256 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.

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