NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Marie Stepan, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Duluth, MN

Nicole Marie Stepan, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1972131282, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972131282
Name
Nicole Marie Stepan
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
5530 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1015 E 1St St Bldg A4th, Duluth, MN 55805
Phone
(218) 249-7940
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230104001893); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this professionCheck 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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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

735 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Nicole Stepan735
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium162 claims
  2. Omeprazole145 claims
  3. Famotidine113 claims
  4. Linzess42 claims
  5. Nortriptyline Hcl23 claims
  6. Lansoprazole22 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: $147.62

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicole Stepan$147.62
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. St. Luke's Hospital OF DuluthDuluth, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nicole Marie Stepan among 459 medical physician assistant records in Minnesota

Nicole Marie Stepan, PA-C is one of 459 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2012 among the 316 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Minnesota

There are 459 medical physician assistant records in Minnesota.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Molly AndersonDuluth, MN 558051538792874
  2. Pamela Hermes, PA-CDuluth, MN 558051568776409
  3. Larissa Messenger, PADuluth, MN 558051538402763
  4. Faith Nyberg, PA-CDuluth, MN 558051972638757
  5. Conrad Ross, PA-CDuluth, MN 558051093779852
  6. Maren Sharland, PA-CDuluth, MN 558051326128414
  7. Megan Karschnik, PA-CHermantown, MN 558111699117820
  8. Andrea Hendricks, PACDuluth, MN 558121376570283

Common questions

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

Nicole Marie Stepan, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972131282, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Marie Stepan, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1015 E 1St St Bldg A4th, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 249-7940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Nicole Marie Stepan, PA-C had 735 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.