Crysta Connell, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Cortez, CO
Crysta Connell, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Cortez, Colorado, and NPI 1144510819, issued on Apr 14, 2011. Check the license with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crysta Connell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA06997 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1413 N Mildred RD, Cortez, CO 81321
- Phone
- (970) 564-1037
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 564-1041
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160216002471); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1413 N Mildred RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Crysta Connell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado 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
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin60 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass47 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Paxlovid11 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): 69.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southwest Health System IncCortez, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Crysta Connell among 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado
Crysta Connell, PA-C is one of 1,308 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 45% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2014 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Cortez
They are 5 of the 329 NPPES records with a practice address in Cortez, and 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Crysta Connell, PA-C's NPI number?
Crysta Connell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144510819, issued on Apr 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crysta Connell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1413 N Mildred RD, Cortez, CO, 81321. Phone: (970) 564-1037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crysta Connell, PA-C's license?
Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Crysta Connell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crysta Connell, PA-C had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Crysta Connell, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.4 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.