NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C

Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY

Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1578658613, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (New York 008754, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578658613
Name
Tera Michelle Ciesla
Credential
RPA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
008754 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone
(716) 878-7442
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(716) 878-7101
Medicaid ID
02504589 NY
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 219 Bryant St

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

  1. Aseel Abu-DayyaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932588951
  2. Michael Adragna, MDAnesthesiology Physician1275505463
  3. Priscilla AguirreCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164953956
  4. Shorouk AlwahshStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073893707
  5. Kofi Amankwah, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1235110230
  6. Georgia Androutsopoulou, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518207687

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

81 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tera Ciesla81
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate12 claims
  2. Prednisone12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.4
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Tera Michelle Ciesla among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 48% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

488 physician assistant records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 488 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristin Collado, PABuffalo, NY 142221295829364
  2. Jill Galley, PABuffalo, NY 142221417391087
  3. Elise Gill, PABuffalo, NY 142221942549977
  4. Ann Reger, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTBuffalo, NY 142221497162754
  5. Kelly Remington, RPA-CBuffalo, NY 142221760446801
  6. Amanda Rinaldi, RPABuffalo, NY 142221164833992
  7. Sophia SypniakBuffalo, NY 142221841188208
  8. Sara Tasca, PABuffalo, NY 142221821290628

Common questions

What is Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C's NPI number?

Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578658613, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY, 14222. Phone: (716) 878-7442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 008754, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tera Michelle Ciesla, RPA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.

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