Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C
Physician Assistant · La Follette, TN
Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in La Follette, Tennessee, and NPI 1508856873, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 119, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen Jillian Nitz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 119 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 919 E Central Ave Ste 102, La Follette, TN 37766
- Phone
- (423) 907-1740
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2022
- Fax
- (423) 907-1743
- Medicaid ID
- 3665540 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000731); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 919 E Central Ave Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gretchen Jillian Nitz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 119Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
3,986 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis342 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium316 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate283 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate187 claims
- Entresto149 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium148 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): 89.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $97.80
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, 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
- Knoxville Hma Physician Management, LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gretchen Jillian Nitz among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 30% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 physician assistant records list a practice address in La Follette
They are 10 of the 220 NPPES records with a practice address in La Follette, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 3,055 in Tennessee → Every provider in La Follette → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Riley CollettLa Follette, TN 377661154250884
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- Rachel Holloway, PA-CLa Follette, TN 377661639821614
- Ivy Massengale, PA-CLa Follette, TN 377661689223489
- Ronda Pyles, PA-CLa Follette, TN 377661689613705
- Kimberly Rose, P.A.La Follette, TN 377661851610356
- Kenneth Sanders, PA-CLa Follette, TN 377661578502696
- Mary TamerLa Follette, TN 377661598288425
Common questions
What is Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C's NPI number?
Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508856873, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 919 E Central Ave Ste 102, La Follette, TN, 37766. Phone: (423) 907-1740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 119, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C had 3,986 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gretchen Jillian Nitz, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.