Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Rapid City, SD
Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1669891412, issued on Apr 9, 2014. Check the license with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Tolsma
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 7220 Mount Rushmore RD, Rapid City, SD 57702
- Phone
- (605) 341-1414
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140820001889); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7220 Mount Rushmore RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas Tolsma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota 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
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 204 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen95 claims
- Tramadol Hcl52 claims
- Amoxicillin45 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl44 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl21 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl11 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): 80.7 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: $59.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker 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.
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
- Black Hills Orthopedic And Spine Center IncRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
127 physician assistant records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 127 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.
All 127 in Rapid City → All 674 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City →
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669891412, issued on Apr 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7220 Mount Rushmore RD, Rapid City, SD, 57702. Phone: (605) 341-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C's license?
Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Tolsma, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.7 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.