Nicolette Downes
Geriatric Physical Therapist in Hockessin, Delaware.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,193 in Geriatric Physical Therapist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Nicolette Downes reported a CMS MIPS final score of 99.3/100 - above the 83.1 national average.
- 99.3/100
- MIPS score · +16 vs avg
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Nicolette Downes's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
99 Top 9% higher than 91% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
What does the federal data show about Nicolette Downes?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Delaware
How Geriatric Physical Therapist compares to other specialties among Delaware providers
Geriatric Physical Therapist ranks #147 among Delaware's specialties (0% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Delaware provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Geriatric Physical Therapist; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Nicolette Downes's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Geriatric Physical Therapist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 99.3/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Geriatric Physical Therapist) - 99.3/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Specialty volume Geriatric Physical Therapist US NPIs
99.3/100 MIPS final score - 16.2 pts above the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Geriatric Physical Therapist. Quality dim: 98.6.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Nicolette Downes appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Geriatric Physical Therapist provider at 720 YORKLYN RD STE 150, Hockessin, DE, 19707, with a listed phone of (302) 234-2288. NPI 1730697269 was issued on 01/18/2018.
Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal, many Geriatric Physical Therapist providers operate outside Part D entirely. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 99.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 98.6), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Geriatric Physical Therapist is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 2,193 enrolled providers across 52 states, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1730697269 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Geriatric Physical Therapist |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 01/18/2018 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1730697269 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Downes across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nicolette Downes bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Geriatric Physical Therapist Overview
How Nicolette Downes fits within the Geriatric Physical Therapist landscape nationally.
Nearby Geriatric Physical Therapist Providers in Delaware
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Delaware, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Downes.
Compare Geriatric Physical Therapist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Delaware medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Geriatric Physical Therapist peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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