Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS
Physician Assistant · Hickory, NC
Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1578074043, issued on Oct 23, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-12191, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ekta Patel Pacholec
- Credential
- PA, MMS
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-12191 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-4340
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 323-8450
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230510002558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1202 N Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Edward Gerrard, MDUrology Physician1023057049
- Edward Gerrard, M.D.Urology Physician1104865187
- David Hardaway, M.D.Urology Physician1225072861
- Britney HaynesPhysician Assistant1831913540
Verify Ekta Patel Pacholec in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-12191Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 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 2 group practices
- National Health Rehabilitation LLCTampa, FL
- Urology Specialists OF The Carolinas PLLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
128 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 128 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS's NPI number?
Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578074043, issued on Oct 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-4340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-12191, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 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.