NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · La Crosse, WI

Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1396203303, issued on Mar 8, 2019. Check the license (Wisconsin 4634, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396203303
Name
Nicole Carmen Benkers
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
4634 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone
(608) 782-7300
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190409003334); 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 1836 South Ave

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

  1. Frank Aberger, MDGastroenterology Physician1396748711
  2. Bradley Abicht, DPMPodiatrist1962632166
  3. Carter Abicht, DOAnesthesiology Physician1932736642
  4. Grace AbichtCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003651555
  5. Paul Abicht, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528061843
  6. Mateen Abidi, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1730333980

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Nicole Benkers1,358
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium192 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate150 claims
  3. Furosemide114 claims
  4. Clopidogrel98 claims
  5. Eliquis86 claims
  6. Spironolactone64 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 2 group practices

  1. Gundersen Clinic LtdSparta, WI
  2. Saint Elizabeths Hospital OF Wabasha IncWabasha, MN

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

Nicole Carmen Benkers among 287 surgical physician assistant records in Wisconsin

Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA is one of 287 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2019, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2016 among the 213 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Wisconsin

There are 287 surgical physician assistant records in Wisconsin.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Dewey, PA-CLa Crosse, WI 546011346409968
  2. Eric Garland, PALa Crosse, WI 546011073518783
  3. Stacey Glaunert, PALa Crosse, WI 546011801891510
  4. Charles Goff, PA-CLa Crosse, WI 546011982609608
  5. Shelly Hatlestad, PALa Crosse, WI 546011386649929
  6. William Irons, PALa Crosse, WI 546011740286293
  7. John Kallies, PALa Crosse, WI 546011285630699
  8. Marcus Roman, PA-CLa Crosse, WI 546011609841378

Common questions

What is Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA's NPI number?

Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396203303, issued on Mar 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 782-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 4634, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Carmen Benkers, PA had 1,358 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.