Nicole Laing, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY
Nicole Laing, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1639552417, issued on Jun 30, 2015. Check the license (New York 028379, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Laing
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 028379 NY
23.004799 CT
0110-005000 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 George Karl Blvd, Buffalo, NY 14221
- Phone
- (716) 218-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220712000835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 40 George Karl Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Laing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 028379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
836 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate112 claims
- Eliquis92 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Losartan Potassium30 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 66.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $352.15
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University AT Buffalo Neurosurgery IncBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Laing among 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York
Nicole Laing, PA-C is one of 2,152 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 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 2015, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 1,293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brian Laplante, PA-CWilliamsville, NY 142211740266139
- Melanie Marien, RPA CWilliamsville, NY 142211851377154
- Sarah Martineck, RPACWilliamsville, NY 142211902863764
- Brian May, RPA CWilliamsville, NY 142211134105422
- Marc McCabe, RPA-CWilliamsville, NY 142211134121296
Common questions
What is Nicole Laing, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicole Laing, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639552417, issued on Jun 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Laing, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 George Karl Blvd, Buffalo, NY, 14221. Phone: (716) 218-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Laing, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 028379, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Laing, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Laing, PA-C had 836 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Laing, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 66.3 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), 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.