Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant · State College, PA
Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a physician assistant with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538241203, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA052835, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas James Popchak
- Credential
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MA052835 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 476 Rolling Ridge Dr, State College, PA 16801
- Phone
- (814) 231-2101
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 231-8569
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071127000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas James Popchak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA052835Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 169 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. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone75 claims
- Tramadol Hcl30 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl27 claims
- Celecoxib22 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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): 93 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: $30.96
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 6 group practices
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncPunxsutawney, PA
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
- Procare PT LPAltoona, PA
- University Orthopedics Center, LtdState College, PA
- Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas James Popchak among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 8,020 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
99 physician assistant records list a practice address in State College
They are 99 of the 1,543 NPPES records with a practice address in State College, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?
Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538241203, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 476 Rolling Ridge Dr, State College, PA, 16801. Phone: (814) 231-2101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA052835, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas James Popchak, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93 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.