Nicole Ernst, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Morrisville, VT
Nicole Ernst, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Morrisville, Vermont, and NPI 1891963179, issued on Feb 20, 2008. Check the license (Vermont 055-0030896, as entered in NPPES) with the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Ernst
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 055-0030896 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 Washington Highway, Morrisville, VT 05661
- Phone
- (802) 888-8405
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 555 Washington Highway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leah Morse, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063670784
Verify Nicole Ernst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Vermont board licenses this profession
Search for license 055-0030896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 341 among the 9,683 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 90.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation LPSanford, FL
- Ability Health Services, IncSanford, FL
- North Country Hospital And Health Center IncNewport, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
3 surgical physician assistant records list a Morrisville practice address
They are 3 of the 301 NPPES records with a Morrisville practice address, and 35 surgical physician assistant records in Vermont.
All 3 in Morrisville → All 35 in Vermont → Every provider in Morrisville →
Other surgical physician assistant records in Vermont
- Andrew Ancel, PA-CBurlington, VT1124350806
- Nicholas Brenny, PA-CColchester, VT1730364142
- Richard Callahan, MSPA, PA-CBurlington, VT1891785671
- Alexis Cascadden, PAWhite River Junction, VT1891931531
- Sara Child, PA-CS Burlington, VT1891086518
- Kyle CravenBurlington, VT1760922454
- Melissa Demeritt, PABurlington, VT1770677338
- Elizabeth FuccilloBurlington, VT1326576349
- Alexis Gagne, P.A.-CMorrisville, VT1265507545
- Curtis GauthierSaint Albans, VT1891565537
Common questions
What is Nicole Ernst, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicole Ernst, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891963179, issued on Feb 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Ernst, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Washington Highway, Morrisville, VT, 05661. Phone: (802) 888-8405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Ernst, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Vermont license number 055-0030896, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Ernst, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Ernst, PA-C had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 341. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Ernst, PA-C's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
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 Aug 27, 2026.