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2026 NPPES data Surgical Physician Assistant NPI 1275589491 PA-C
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Surgical Physician Assistant in Hickory, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,179 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
992
Medicare Part D claims · 303 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 316
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
88.4/100
▲ 5 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$134.41
7 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Jason Phillis, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 88.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 992 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 88.4/100
- MIPS score · +5 vs avg
- 992
- Part D claims, 2023
- 95%
- generic prescribing
- $134.41
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Jason Phillis, PA-C's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
88 ≥ 54th percentile 54% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Jason Phillis, PA-C sits
This provider among surgical physician assistant peers
Across the 3,657 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Jason Phillis, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 94% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 55% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Jason Phillis, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Jason Phillis, PA-C?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Surgical Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
992 214% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
88.4/100 4.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Jason Phillis, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 88.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 88.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Jason Phillis, PA-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgical Physician Assistant provider holding PA-C credentials at 2165 MEDICAL PARK DR, Hickory, NC, 28602, with a listed phone of (828) 324-2800. NPI 1275589491 was issued on 05/26/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 992 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 303 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $182K in drug spend, split 5% brand-name and 95% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 8.4%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 88.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 94.9, Cost 67.3), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Surgical Physician Assistant is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,179 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 316 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1275589491 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA-C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/26/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
88.4025
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
94.9157
Quality
67.2593
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Jason Phillis, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Emergeortho PA
Hickory, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Jason Phillis, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$134
Largest payer
Radius Health, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Jason Phillis, PA-C - brand share 5.0%
Surgical Physician Assistant average
5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 992 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
992
Total Claims
$182K
Total Drug Cost
303
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,335
- Total Day Supply
- 34,653
- Brand vs Generic
- 5% brand / 95% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $168K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $14K
- Opioid Claims
- 83 (8.4% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 12
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.00
- Gender Split
- 76% female / 24% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 40, 65-74: 158, 75-84: 81, 85+: 24
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Jason Phillis, PA-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Celecoxib
Celecoxib
204 claims
- Alendronate Sodium
Alendronate Sodium
174 claims
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
157 claims
- Prednisone 67
Prednisone
67 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 59
Tramadol Hcl
59 claims
- Methylprednisolone 46
Methylprednisolone
46 claims
- Gabapentin 36
Gabapentin
36 claims
- Tymlos 32
Tymlos
32 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 204 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 174 |
| Meloxicam | 157 |
| Prednisone | 67 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 59 |
| Methylprednisolone | 46 |
| Gabapentin | 36 |
| Tymlos Abaloparatide | 32 |
| Nabumetone | 31 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 23 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgical Physician Assistant Overview
How Jason Phillis, PA-C fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
16,179
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
316
Avg Claims per Provider
Jason Phillis, PA-C's 992 claims are above the specialty average of 316.
Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Phillis.
Dr. Cassandra Albertson
P.A.
Durham, NC
Dr. Jessica Allen
PAC
Durham, NC
Dr. Braden Allred
PA-C
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Landon Alston
PA
Concord, NC
Dr. Sheila Anderson
PA-C
Wilmington, NC
Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
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- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the North Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Surgical Physician Assistant peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jason Phillis, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in Hickory, North Carolina. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Jason Phillis, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Jason Phillis, PA-C wrote 992 Medicare Part D claims totaling $182K in drug costs for 303 beneficiaries.
What is Jason Phillis, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 88.4/100 (Quality: 94.9, Cost: 67.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Jason Phillis, PA-C located? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C is located at 2165 MEDICAL PARK DR, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 324-2800.
What is Jason Phillis, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275589491, issued on 05/26/2006.
Does Jason Phillis, PA-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $168K in brand drug costs.
Does Jason Phillis, PA-C prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Jason Phillis, PA-C had 83 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 8.4%.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,179 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 316 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Jason Phillis, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Jason Phillis, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Celecoxib, Alendronate Sodium, Meloxicam. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Jason Phillis, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 992 Part D claims and 303 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Jason Phillis, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Jason Phillis, PA-C's NPI is 1275589491 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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