NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA

Physician Assistant · Irving, TX

Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Irving, Texas, and NPI 1275563637, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA04164, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275563637
Name
Michael Ernest Nicholas
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA04164 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3014 N. O Connor, Irving, TX 75062
Phone
(214) 277-3404
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(817) 488-4493
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041228000360); 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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

189 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Nicholas189
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam31 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl31 claims
  3. Acetaminophen-Codeine28 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt19 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): 50.9 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%19.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $85.26

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Michael Nicholas$85.26
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Texas Practitioners LLCDallas, TX

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

Michael Ernest Nicholas among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 40% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

82 physician assistant records list a practice address in Irving

They are 82 of the 3,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Irving, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anne Fuller, PAIrving, TX 750621639754294
  2. Bianca Garza, PAIrving, TX 750621306417985
  3. Katelyn Greene, PA-CIrving, TX 750621265013841
  4. Cody Hays, PA-CIrving, TX 750621346121381
  5. Evan Hendriks, PAIrving, TX 750621952825754
  6. Lisa Hester Miller, PA-CIrving, TX 750621154363265
  7. Erica Hutchins, PA-CIrving, TX 750621487105623
  8. Olga Jigovskaia, PA-CIrving, TX 750621588069892

Common questions

What is Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA's NPI number?

Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275563637, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3014 N. O Connor, Irving, TX, 75062. Phone: (214) 277-3404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA04164, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Ernest Nicholas, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 50.9 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.

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.