Crystal N. Appel, PA
Physician Assistant · Basking Ridge, NJ
Crystal N. Appel, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and NPI 1578829560, issued on Apr 4, 2012. Check the license (New Jersey 25MP00625900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crystal N. Appel
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 25MP00625900 NJ
014304 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12 Ridge St, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
- Phone
- (908) 766-7546
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211006002267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Crystal N. Appel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MP00625900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
592 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide118 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate90 claims
- Ketoconazole56 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate52 claims
- Mupirocin52 claims
- Ciclopirox24 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): 97.8 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: $225.99
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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
- Choice Dermatology LLCUnion, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Crystal N. Appel among 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey
Crystal N. Appel, PA is one of 3,393 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Jersey. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 25% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2019 among the 2,168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 35% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 physician assistant records list a practice address in Basking Ridge
They are 11 of the 444 NPPES records with a practice address in Basking Ridge, and 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Crystal N. Appel, PA's NPI number?
Crystal N. Appel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578829560, issued on Apr 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crystal N. Appel, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 Ridge St, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920. Phone: (908) 766-7546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crystal N. Appel, PA's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MP00625900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Crystal N. Appel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crystal N. Appel, PA had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Crystal N. Appel, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.