Sonia Nicola
Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
Sonia Nicola is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1538687215, issued on Sep 1, 2017. Check the license with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonia Nicola
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 4100 Embassy Dr SE Ste 400, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- Phone
- (616) 988-8220
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171019000339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sonia Nicola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mclaren Hospital GroupMt Pleasant, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sonia Nicola among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Sonia Nicola is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
913 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 913 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Sonia Nicola's NPI number?
Sonia Nicola's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538687215, issued on Sep 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonia Nicola located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4100 Embassy Dr SE Ste 400, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546. Phone: (616) 988-8220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonia Nicola's license?
Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sonia Nicola prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonia Nicola had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sonia Nicola's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.