Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Tucson, AZ
Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1164674420, issued on Oct 17, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 4293, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 4293 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4881 E Grant RD Ste 101, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 318-6035
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 795-9953
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081110000726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4881 E Grant RD Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 4293Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
5,671 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 3,274 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen807 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen676 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl519 claims
- Gabapentin477 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl422 claims
- Pregabalin376 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: $1,109.79
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nalu Medical, Inc. 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
- Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona
Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% 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 Arizona 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 Arizona
There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.
All 420 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melanie Beale, PA-CTucson, AZ 857121518636083
- Macy Jepsen, SA-CTucson, AZ 857121083345730
- Harold Romero, P.A.Tucson, AZ 857121669476461
- Rachelle Tomei, PA-C, MSHSTucson, AZ 857121649555012
- Betsy Zeh, PATucson, AZ 857121780712232
- Lisa Ritter, PA-CTucson, AZ 857111841471570
- Roianne Bandimere, PA-CTucson, AZ 857101801511647
- Hannah BrantleyTucson, AZ 857101629858212
Common questions
What is Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164674420, issued on Oct 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4881 E Grant RD Ste 101, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 318-6035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 4293, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole M. Nelson-Bridges, PA-C had 5,671 Medicare Part D claims for 444 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.