NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Fort Pierre, SD

Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, and NPI 1457683864, issued on Feb 10, 2010. Check the license (South Dakota 0731, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota 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
1457683864
Name
Diane Alayne Inch
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0731 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
202 Island Dr, Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Phone
(605) 223-2228
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110818000925); 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 202 Island Dr

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

  1. Chintal PatelPharmacist1942752332

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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

262 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.

  1. Diane Inch262
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl18 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium14 claims
  4. Pregabalin14 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl13 claims
  6. Ozempic12 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): 93.7 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 score88.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.8
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Horizon Health Care IncMartin, SD

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

Diane Alayne Inch among 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota

Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C is one of 674 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 42% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2014 among the 482 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 53% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 physician assistant record lists a practice address in Fort Pierre

They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Pierre, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Knoll, PA-CGregory, SD 575331245846948
  2. Justin AndersonBurke, SD 575231750015897
  3. Michael Birgenheir, PACBurke, SD 575231346289568
  4. Kyrstin Reimann-Doris, PALower Brule, SD 575481952549701
  5. Wylin Baker, PA-CMartin, SD 575511841015393
  6. Brooklyn Behrens, PAMartin, SD 575511750001335
  7. Colton Bender, PAMartin, SD 575511922728500
  8. Courtney Carmichael, PA-CMartin, SD 575511356867238

Common questions

What is Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C's NPI number?

Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457683864, issued on Feb 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 202 Island Dr, Fort Pierre, SD, 57532. Phone: (605) 223-2228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0731, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Diane Alayne Inch, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 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.