Nicole Townsend, PA
- Medicare services, 2024
- 152
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 87
- Part D claims, 2024
- 76
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Practice address
- 1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 543-5353
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Nicole Townsend is a physician assistant in San Luis Obispo, California
Nicole Townsend practices at Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Nicole Townsend's NPI, 1174725956, was assigned on June 4, 2007. Nicole Townsend holds California license PA19178.
- NPI
- 1174725956NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5193825248
- NPI enumeration date
- June 4, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 543-5353
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Nicole Townsend practices at Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California
Nicole Townsend's primary practice is Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center, at 1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 in San Luis Obispo County. The practice phone is (805) 543-5353.
- Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 · San Luis Obispo CountyPhone(805) 543-5353
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Nicole Townsend is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Nicole Townsend's primary practice is Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Nicole Townsend is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Nicole Townsend to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nicole Townsend's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nicole Townsend practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Nicole Townsend is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California
Physician assistant is Nicole Townsend's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Nicole Townsend is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Nicole Townsend is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimary
Physician assistants near Nicole Townsend
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Nicole Townsend billed Medicare for 152 services in 2024
CMS data shows 152 Medicare services from Nicole Townsend across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,502 for them. Every service was in an office.
Nicole Townsend compared with the California median for physician assistants, 2024
- Nicole Townsend
- California median
- Medicare services
- 152vs 20425% below
- Medicare patients
- 87vs 10517% below
- Part D claims
- 51vs 24379% below
Medians across 7,065 physician assistants in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Nicole Townsend's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Nicole Townsend treated 87 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Nicole Townsend in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nicole Townsend's median patient age at 53, with 66% women.
Nicole Townsend's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Nicole Townsend's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7182%
- Men1618%
Chronic conditions among Nicole Townsend's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis61%
- Diabetes51%
- Anxiety45%
- Mood disorders40%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Depression37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Nicole Townsend's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 53
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women66%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Nicole Townsend wrote 76 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Nicole Townsend wrote 76 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 51 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,091 in total drug cost.
Nicole Townsend's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic60 claims79%
- Brand-name16 claims21%
Nicole Townsend's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Nicole Townsend scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Nicole Townsend for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Nicole Townsend accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Nicole Townsend as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Nicole Townsend's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 78.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Nicole Townsend has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Nicole Townsend in 2016. Nicole Townsend's most frequent co-author is Edward Jones, MD.
Nicole Townsend's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Nicole Townsend
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Nicole Townsend is board certified in certified physician assistant
- Board certified in certified physician assistant
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Nicole Townsend's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Nicole Townsend's NPI number?
Nicole Townsend's NPI number is 1174725956. It was assigned on June 4, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Nicole Townsend specialize in?
Nicole Townsend is a physician assistant in San Luis Obispo, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).
Where does Nicole Townsend practice?
Nicole Townsend practices at 1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Nicole Townsend's primary practice is Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Nicole Townsend to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Nicole Townsend's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Nicole Townsend is (805) 543-5353.
What is Nicole Townsend's medical license number?
Nicole Townsend holds California license PA19178.
Which hospitals is Nicole Townsend affiliated with?
Nicole Townsend practices at Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California. Nicole Townsend is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Nicole Townsend part of?
Nicole Townsend is linked to Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI links Nicole Townsend to 1 more medical group.
Does Nicole Townsend accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Nicole Townsend billed Medicare for 152 services in 2024, and Nicole Townsend accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Nicole Townsend offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Nicole Townsend as offering telehealth services.
What is Nicole Townsend's MIPS score?
Nicole Townsend's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Nicole Townsend see?
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Nicole Townsend in 2024, with an average age of 63.
Is Nicole Townsend board certified?
Yes. Nicole Townsend is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
What services does Nicole Townsend bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Nicole Townsend's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99212) and care management and other visits (99441).
What drugs does Nicole Townsend prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicole Townsend's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Topiramate and Ozempic.
How long has Nicole Townsend been practicing?
Nicole Townsend graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Nicole Townsend do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Nicole Townsend.
Who does Nicole Townsend publish with?
Nicole Townsend's most frequent co-authors are Edward Jones, MD (1 shared paper).
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