Nicole Apel, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Aurora, CO
Nicole Apel, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1477956191, issued on Oct 8, 2014. Check the license (Colorado PA.0005513, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Apel
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License numbers
- PA.0005513 CO
5874 AZ
055-0031512 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210720002216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Apel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0005513Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
2,099 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Omeprazole120 claims
- Lisinopril97 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
- Losartan Potassium66 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium60 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Vermont Medical Center IncBerlin, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Apel among 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado
Nicole Apel, PA is one of 1,308 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2014 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
417 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 417 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Apel, PA's NPI number?
Nicole Apel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477956191, issued on Oct 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Apel, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Apel, PA's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0005513, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Apel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Apel, PA had 2,099 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.