Cole Nielsen, PA
Physician Assistant · Denver, CO
Cole Nielsen, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1851867287, issued on Oct 24, 2018. Check the license (Colorado PA0005537, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cole Nielsen
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA0005537 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 E 9TH Ave Ste 740, Denver, CO 80220
- Phone
- (720) 386-4508
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181130002584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4500 E 9TH Ave Ste 740
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cole Nielsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA0005537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
425 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl112 claims
- Methocarbamol87 claims
- Methylprednisolone37 claims
- Tramadol Hcl32 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl29 claims
- Diazepam19 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): 82.9 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: $22.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- Panorama Orthopedics And Spine Center PCGolden, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
540 physician assistant records list a practice address in Denver
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Common questions
What is Cole Nielsen, PA's NPI number?
Cole Nielsen, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851867287, issued on Oct 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cole Nielsen, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 E 9TH Ave Ste 740, Denver, CO, 80220. Phone: (720) 386-4508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cole Nielsen, PA's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA0005537, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cole Nielsen, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cole Nielsen, PA had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cole Nielsen, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.