Nicole Townsend, PA
Physician Assistant · San Luis Obispo, CA
Nicole Townsend, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1174725956, issued on Jun 4, 2007. Check the license (California PA19178, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Townsend
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA19178 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 Peach St Ste A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 543-4043
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2026
- Fax
- (805) 543-7640
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070703000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA19178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole20 claims
- Topiramate19 claims
- Ozempic12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Community Health PartnersFresno, CA
- Pacific Central Coast Health CentersSanta Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Townsend among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Nicole Townsend, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo
They are 58 of the 3,403 NPPES records with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Townsend, PA's NPI number?
Nicole Townsend, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174725956, issued on Jun 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Townsend, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 Peach St Ste A, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 543-4043. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Townsend, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA19178, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Townsend, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Townsend, PA had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Townsend, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.