NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Pottsville, PA

McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972240257, issued on May 17, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA063463, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1972240257
Name
McKayla Rae Jones Close
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
MA063463 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
106 S Claude A Lord Blvd, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone
(570) 728-2424
Enumerated
May 17, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220713002035); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 106 S Claude A Lord Blvd

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

  1. Denis Bane, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396717898
  2. Danielle Doyle, CRNPNurse Practitioner1669700258
  3. Kimberly Hashin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972576403
  4. George Heffner, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396717815
  5. Karina Jones, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790556447
  6. Ann Malantic-Lin, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1952374324

Verify McKayla Rae Jones Close in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,435 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. McKayla Jones Close1,435
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis180 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate173 claims
  3. Furosemide114 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate88 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
  6. Carvedilol60 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): 80 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 score76.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  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. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupPottstown, PA

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

McKayla Rae Jones Close among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2022, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Pottsville

They are 13 of the 660 NPPES records with a practice address in Pottsville, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Bohenek, PAPottsville, PA 179011215033006
  2. Kelly Gergely, PAPottsville, PA 179011306942099
  3. David Heath, PAPottsville, PA 179011326405846
  4. Amanda Johnson, PA-CPottsville, PA 179011902343429
  5. Kimberly Kalovcak, PA-CPottsville, PA 179011942772405
  6. Andrew Knepp, PA-CPottsville, PA 179011801992680
  7. Nathan Koscuk, PA-CPottsville, PA 179011326809237
  8. Colby Powell, PA-CPottsville, PA 179011114988714

Common questions

What is McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C's NPI number?

McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972240257, issued on May 17, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 106 S Claude A Lord Blvd, Pottsville, PA, 17901. Phone: (570) 728-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA063463, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C had 1,435 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is McKayla Rae Jones Close, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80 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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