NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas S. Music, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Versailles, KY

Nicholas S. Music, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Versailles, Kentucky, and NPI 1285072702, issued on Jun 6, 2013. Check the license with the Kentucky 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
1285072702
Name
Nicholas S. Music
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
360 Amsden Ave Ste 400, Versailles, KY 40383
Phone
(859) 737-5333
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2013
Record last updated
May 16, 2025
Fax
(859) 737-0070
Medicaid ID
7100716300 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210127001134); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

636 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Music636
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone119 claims
  2. Methocarbamol101 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl75 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl63 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium58 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone57 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $107.78

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Music$107.78
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Kentucky Orthopaedics And Spine PLLCGeorgetown, KY

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

Nicholas S. Music among 117 surgical physician assistant records in Kentucky

Nicholas S. Music, PA-C is one of 117 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2010 among the 52 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Kentucky

There are 117 surgical physician assistant records in Kentucky.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Boden, CSAParis, KY 403611255463196
  2. Terry McPherson, PA-CNicholasville, KY 403561144228040
  3. Allyson Branham, PA-CLexington, KY 405021255927455
  4. John Carpenter, PA-CLexington, KY 405021588183909
  5. Michael Dugan, PA-CLexington, KY 405021891899910
  6. Christine Duttlinger, PA-CLexington, KY 405021437203395
  7. Alma Ferrier, PA-C, PH.D., M.S.Lexington, KY 405021649555699
  8. Lara Gannon, PA-CLexington, KY 405021558310086

Common questions

What is Nicholas S. Music, PA-C's NPI number?

Nicholas S. Music, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285072702, issued on Jun 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas S. Music, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 Amsden Ave Ste 400, Versailles, KY, 40383. Phone: (859) 737-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas S. Music, PA-C's license?

Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicholas S. Music, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas S. Music, PA-C had 636 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.