Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbus, TX
Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbus, Texas, and NPI 1205025160, issued on Oct 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas PA07267, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Diane Ches
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA07267 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 107 Shult Dr Ste 200, Columbus, TX 78934
- Phone
- (979) 493-7762
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080724000730); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 107 Shult Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tatum Thompson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962194530
Verify Nicole Diane Ches in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA07267Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
625 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam135 claims
- Gabapentin129 claims
- Nabumetone86 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine65 claims
- Etodolac27 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $77.56
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, TX · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nicole Diane Ches among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 3 of the 83 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205025160, issued on Oct 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 107 Shult Dr Ste 200, Columbus, TX, 78934. Phone: (979) 493-7762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA07267, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Diane Ches, PA-C had 625 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.