Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nicole Ochs, PA-C

Trauma Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC

Nicole Ochs, PA-C is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1154917383, issued on Dec 11, 2020. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1154917383
Name
Nicole Ochs
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
Practice location
2 Medical Park RD Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-8800
Enumerated
Dec 11, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2 Medical Park RD Ste 300

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

  1. Kevin Choong, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295092302
  2. Jesse Clanton, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023246295
  3. James Conner, DOSurgery Physician1285291013
  4. David DeatonVascular Surgery Physician1023000858
  5. Lindsey Dunkelberger, M.D.Surgery Physician1245475961
  6. Michael Fitzgerald, MDSurgery Physician1588924245

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average trauma surgery physician in 2024

42 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 75 among the 365 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicole Ochs42
  2. Specialty average75

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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.

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 11 trauma surgery physician records in South Carolina.

Other trauma surgery physician records in South Carolina

  1. Caroline Cox, MDSpartanburg, SC1063071686
  2. Bruce Crookes, MDCharleston, SC1558391383
  3. William Dutton, M.D.Daniel Island, SC1720103187
  4. Paul Kerr, D.O.Columbia, SC1649462771
  5. Stanley Kurek, D.O.Charleston, SC1669577326
  6. Jacob Lloyd, M.D.Greenville, SC1447646526
  7. Maher Matar, M.D.Charleston, SC1912453150
  8. Catherine McClung Smith, MDColumbia, SC1972709236
  9. James Nottingham, MDColumbia, SC1396702254
  10. Mark Reynolds, MDFlorence, SC1659344810

Common questions

What is Nicole Ochs, PA-C's NPI number?

Nicole Ochs, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154917383, issued on Dec 11, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Ochs, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Medical Park RD Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Ochs, PA-C's license?

Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicole Ochs, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Ochs, PA-C had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 75. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicole Ochs, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.