NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Nilsson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · South Portland, ME

Christopher Nilsson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in South Portland, Maine, and NPI 1255703955, issued on Oct 21, 2015. Check the license with the Maine 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255703955
Name
Christopher Nilsson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
100 Brickhill Ave, South Portland, ME 04106
Phone
(207) 773-1728
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2015
Record last updated
May 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160128000964); 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 100 Brickhill Ave

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

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  6. Mary Brandes, MDUrogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1013908037

Verify Christopher Nilsson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Nilsson107
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim36 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $89.71

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific 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. Christopher Nilsson$89.71
  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. MainehealthPortland, ME

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

Christopher Nilsson among 979 physician assistant records in Maine

Christopher Nilsson, PA-C is one of 979 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maine. 79% 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 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 648 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 47% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 physician assistant records list a practice address in South Portland

They are 30 of the 1,143 NPPES records with a practice address in South Portland, and 979 physician assistant records in Maine.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Courtney Anson, P.A.South Portland, ME 041061518118264
  2. Andrew FarrellSouth Portland, ME 041061720498819
  3. Samuel Gagnon, PA-CSouth Portland, ME 041061407121932
  4. Donna Hempel, PA-CSouth Portland, ME 041061417118274
  5. Kathleen Lee, P.A.South Portland, ME 041061427344795
  6. Laurie Martens, PACSouth Portland, ME 041061215906904
  7. Laura Pittenger, P.A.-C, MPHSouth Portland, ME 041061265711279
  8. Robert Poor, PA-CSouth Portland, ME 041061184912677

Common questions

What is Christopher Nilsson, PA-C's NPI number?

Christopher Nilsson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255703955, issued on Oct 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Nilsson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Brickhill Ave, South Portland, ME, 04106. Phone: (207) 773-1728. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Nilsson, PA-C's license?

Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Nilsson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Nilsson, PA-C had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Nilsson, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. 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.