Joseph A. Nicholas, PA
Physician Assistant · Bossier City, LA
Joseph A. Nicholas, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bossier City, Louisiana, and NPI 1801106349, issued on Oct 18, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana PA200400, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Nicholas
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA200400 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2449 Hospital Dr, Bossier City, LA 71111
- Phone
- (318) 425-8701
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 425-0376
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101206001320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Nicholas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license PA200400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 230 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam193 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen140 claims
- Methylprednisolone95 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine55 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $57.69
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma 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
- WK Bossier Orthopedic And SportsBossier City, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Nicholas among 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana
Joseph A. Nicholas, PA is one of 1,556 physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2010, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 1,031 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 41% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bossier City
They are 27 of the 1,330 NPPES records with a practice address in Bossier City, and 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana.
All 1,556 in Louisiana → Every provider in Bossier City → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacquelyn Adcock, P.A.Bossier City, LA 711111972803088
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- Lauren Banet, PA-CBossier City, LA 711111922348887
- Jeremy Causey, PA-CBossier City, LA 711111487906277
- Brittanye Coutee, PA-CBossier City, LA 711111437574969
- Charles Culpepper, PABossier City, LA 711111033375795
- Paige Jackson, PA-CBossier City, LA 711111942672282
- Kristy Kehoe, PABossier City, LA 711111669796926
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Nicholas, PA's NPI number?
Joseph A. Nicholas, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801106349, issued on Oct 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Nicholas, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2449 Hospital Dr, Bossier City, LA, 71111. Phone: (318) 425-8701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Nicholas, PA's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number PA200400, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph A. Nicholas, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Nicholas, PA had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.