Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · West Chester, PA
Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1356357768, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051680, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ralph Ponsell
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- MA051680 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 E Marshall St, West Chester, PA 19380
- Phone
- (610) 431-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040818000784); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Ralph Ponsell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA051680Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
388 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis32 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate31 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 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): 81.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $49.30
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Tower Health Medical GroupWyomissing, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ralph Ponsell among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
All 3,897 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in West Chester → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly Carter, PA-CWest Chester, PA 193801912321977
- Jennifer DeardorffWest Chester, PA 193801811348758
- Lindsay Edwards, P.A.West Chester, PA 193801215108865
- Danielle Myers, PA-CWest Chester, PA 193801457713315
- Mary Nicholas, PA-CWest Chester, PA 193801902141575
- Leeann Parton, PA-CWest Chester, PA 193801700132966
- Marina Peiper, PA-CWest Chester, PA 193801447497508
- Kristen Sale, PA-CWest Chester, PA 193801558512566
Common questions
What is Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA's NPI number?
Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356357768, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 E Marshall St, West Chester, PA, 19380. Phone: (610) 431-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051680, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Ralph Ponsell, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.