NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Golden, CO

Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Golden, Colorado, and NPI 1013460344, issued on Aug 3, 2016. Check the license with the Colorado 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013460344
Name
Nicholas E. Walsh
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
660 Golden Ridge RD, Golden, CO 80401
Phone
(303) 233-1223
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170118000008); 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 660 Golden Ridge RD

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

  1. Amit Agarwala, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1154383131
  2. Jessica Barber, PA CPhysician Assistant1043272024
  3. Melinda Belcher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881668044
  4. Barry Bronk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700848785
  5. Jason Browder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134544240
  6. Mary Bryan, PAMedical Physician Assistant1285715771

Verify Nicholas E. Walsh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

114 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Walsh114
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
  2. Methocarbamol15 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl12 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): 82.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%90.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $28.22

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, 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 Walsh$28.22
  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. Panorama Orthopedics And Spine Center PCGolden, CO

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

Nicholas E. Walsh among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado

Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 40% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Golden

They are 15 of the 1,371 NPPES records with a practice address in Golden, and 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Baran, PA-CGolden, CO 804011477679009
  2. Sara Brown, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTGolden, CO 804011396850921
  3. Justin Burtz, PAGolden, CO 804011912021403
  4. Ashley Harriman, PA-CGolden, CO 804011255644795
  5. Johnna Jaynstein, PA-CGolden, CO 804011730496886
  6. Tara Lang, PA-CGolden, CO 804011487192118
  7. Dean Levesque, PA-CGolden, CO 804011265822308
  8. Rammohan Naidu, P.A.-CGolden, CO 804011679839930

Common questions

What is Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C's NPI number?

Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013460344, issued on Aug 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 Golden Ridge RD, Golden, CO, 80401. Phone: (303) 233-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C's license?

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

How much does Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas E. Walsh, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.

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