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Nicole Annes, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant in Palos Heights, Illinois.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,380 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
47
Medicare Part D claims · 13 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 341
MIPS score
94.1/100
▲ 11 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$54.13
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Nicole Annes, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 47 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

94.1/100
MIPS score · +11 vs avg
47
Part D claims, 2024
$54.13
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥73rd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Nicole Annes, PA-C

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1518463330), first enumerated 04/02/2018.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 47 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $54.13 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Nicole Annes, PA-C's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: IDFPR annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1518463330 · Surgical Physician Assistant

NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1518463330
  • ENUM-RECENT 2018
  • TAX-MID 16K Surgical Physician
  • MIPS-ELITE 94.1/100
  • RX-TRACE 47
  • BOOK-LIGHT 565 in Illinois
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ashley Reimer · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Nicole Annes, PA-C's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

94 ≥ 73rd percentile 73% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Nicole Annes, PA-C sits

This provider among surgical physician assistant peers

Across the 3,657 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nicole Annes, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 20% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 76% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 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80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Nicole Annes, PA-C, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 76
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nicole Annes, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Nicole Annes, PA-C?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/02/2018

NPI 1518463330

Primary specialty

Surgical Physician Assistant

Mid-sized

16,380 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

47 86% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 341

MIPS final score

94.1/100 10.6 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers
Clinical Social Worker5.2%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.2%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Pharmacist4.1%Surgical Physician Assistant0.2%
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Nicole Annes, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
94.1/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%94.1%
MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 94.1/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

12251 S 80TH AVE STE 1520
Palos Heights, IL 60463
(708) 923-4200

Provider Details

NPI 1518463330
Specialty Surgical Physician Assistant
Credentials PA-C
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/02/2018

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

94.1036
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.5938
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Nicole Annes, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Chicago, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nicole Annes, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$54

Largest payer

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nicole Annes, PA-C. To verify Nicole Annes, PA-C's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

47
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
13
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
63
Total Day Supply
1,331
Generic Drug Cost
$2K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.14
More Surgical Physician Assistant in IL → All providers in Illinois → Compare specialties →

Surgical Physician Assistant Overview

How Nicole Annes, PA-C fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.

16,380
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
341
Avg Claims per Provider

Nicole Annes, PA-C's 47 claims are below the specialty average of 341.

Nationwide Surgical Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Annes, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (94.1 here).

Ashley Reimer 94.1 WI Kaitlyn Beeson 94.1 WV Kaitlyn Cook 94.1 WV Adam Cosner 94.1 WV

Same NPPES enumeration year (2018)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Andrew Walters Aventura, FL Miranda Warunek Stamford, CT Jonathan Miller Providence, RI Anjelica Tuozzo Teta Staten Island, NY

Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Annes.

One of 565 Surgical Physician Assistant providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.

Deena Abousedu
Mokena, IL
David Agbunag
PA-C
Chicago, IL
Elizabeth Ahlgrimm
PA-C
Evanston, IL
Brad Albertini
PA-C
Springfield, IL
Anita Alexander
PA
Evanston, IL

Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nicole Annes, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Nicole Annes, PA-C specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in Palos Heights, Illinois. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Nicole Annes, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nicole Annes, PA-C wrote 47 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 13 beneficiaries.
What is Nicole Annes, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nicole Annes, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 94.1/100 (Quality: 82.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nicole Annes, PA-C located? ▼
Nicole Annes, PA-C is located at 12251 S 80TH AVE STE 1520, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-4200.
What is Nicole Annes, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Nicole Annes, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518463330, issued on 04/02/2018.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,380 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 341 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Nicole Annes, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Nicole Annes, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 47 Part D claims and 13 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicole Annes, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Nicole Annes, PA-C's NPI is 1518463330 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.