NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA

Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC

Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1104349000, issued on Jul 23, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-07316, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104349000
Name
Michelle Emerman Lapenas
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-07316 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone
(704) 446-1255
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171006002128); 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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Also registered at 1350 S Kings Dr

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

  1. Sarah Abt, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730853151
  2. Lisa Ahlberg, NPNurse Practitioner1184957946
  3. Chelsea Ahrens, PAPhysician Assistant1710365762
  4. Jacob Alexander, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878079
  5. Lara AlexanderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326742594
  6. Maram Alkhatib, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659639516

Verify Michelle Emerman Lapenas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Michelle Lapenas24
  2. Specialty average830

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: $24.06

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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. Michelle Lapenas$24.06
  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. Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC

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

Michelle Emerman Lapenas among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,308 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 1,308 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Conner, PACharlotte, NC 282071346210838
  2. Kathy Crump, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071982687745
  3. Jennifer Farres, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071598763054
  4. Jeremy Gaines, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071407839483
  5. Thomas Haser, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071033192687
  6. William Heisel, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071164405718
  7. Christopher Kauffman, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071457334286
  8. Aimee Kerchner, PA-CCharlotte, NC 282071669459459

Common questions

What is Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA's NPI number?

Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104349000, issued on Jul 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 446-1255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-07316, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Emerman Lapenas, PA had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.