Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Herkimer, NY
Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Herkimer, New York, and NPI 1417602145, issued on Feb 22, 2022. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Earl Pontius
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 321 E Albany St, Herkimer, NY 13350
- Phone
- (315) 867-2884
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2022
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220516001494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Earl Pontius in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
291 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone41 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass26 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil22 claims
- Azithromycin21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCobleskill, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Earl Pontius among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York
Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 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 2022, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 71% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 physician assistant records list a practice address in Herkimer
They are 7 of the 306 NPPES records with a practice address in Herkimer, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Crystal Bastien, PA-CHerkimer, NY 133501366954711
- Anand Buch, PA-CHerkimer, NY 133501417743436
- Joan Claire Rebustillo, PA-CHerkimer, NY 133501770459075
- Cynthia Reles, P.A.Herkimer, NY 133501013960418
- Dorothy Roskowski, R.P.A.CHerkimer, NY 133501699027292
- Kurt Walburn, PA-CHerkimer, NY 133501497384242
- Brian Berry, PAHamilton, NY 133461083601132
- Anthony Capaccio, RPACHamilton, NY 133461881824340
Common questions
What is Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C's NPI number?
Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417602145, issued on Feb 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 E Albany St, Herkimer, NY, 13350. Phone: (315) 867-2884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Earl Pontius, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 of 100. 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.