NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jill L. La Posta, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · West Columbia, SC

Jill L. La Posta, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1427200047, issued on Oct 14, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 1912, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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
1427200047
Name
Jill L. La Posta
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
1912 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
146 E Hospital Dr Ste 140&350, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 936-7230
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2022
Fax
(803) 936-8097
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130620000678); 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 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 140&350

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

  1. Hoyt Beard, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1366762585
  2. Matison Boyer, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1639265671
  3. Allison Cleaver, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1871150391
  4. Barnaby Dedmond, MDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1861478323
  5. Guillaume Dumont, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1932369030
  6. Andrea Gale, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1306132261

Verify Jill L. La Posta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

710 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jill La Posta710
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium194 claims
  2. Meloxicam194 claims
  3. Prednisone129 claims
  4. Celecoxib50 claims
  5. Naproxen37 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl20 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): 83 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Jill L. La Posta among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina

Jill L. La Posta, PA is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 24% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 28 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bryan Alford, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691437578259
  2. Jay Altemus, P.A.West Columbia, SC 291691942302062
  3. Brandie Bernagozzi, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691619299708
  4. Kristin Devito, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691891168555
  5. Phillip Ferrell, PAWest Columbia, SC 291691659347201
  6. Erin Haggard, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691366487738
  7. Kevin Hengeveld, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691972520740
  8. Melissa Hodges, PA-CWest Columbia, SC 291691437410594

Common questions

What is Jill L. La Posta, PA's NPI number?

Jill L. La Posta, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427200047, issued on Oct 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jill L. La Posta, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 140&350, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-7230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jill L. La Posta, PA's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1912, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jill L. La Posta, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jill L. La Posta, PA had 710 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jill L. La Posta, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.

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