What is Nicholas Collins's specialty?

Nicholas Collins (NPI 1669520854) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Pinole, CA.

Where does Nicholas Collins practice?

Nicholas Collins practices in Pinole, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669520854.

How much does Medicare pay Nicholas Collins?

Nicholas Collins (NPI 1669520854) received approximately $296K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 529 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669520854

Nicholas CollinsPA-C, L.AC., DIPLOM.

Physician AssistantPinole, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,220

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,110

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$296K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,073 Physician Assistant providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 224).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,020

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$65K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen303 claims

Pregabalin208 claims

Oxycodone Hcl132 claims

Losartan Potassium126 claims

Tramadol Hcl113 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

12.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

40.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nicholas Collins's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 56 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

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Community Mobile Diagnostics Llc Portable X-Ray Supplier · San Leandro, CA	128	941
Royal Ambulance Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Leandro, CA	81	928
BAY VIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL LLC	75	725
Mary Headley Nurse Practitioner · Carlsbad, CA	59	392
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	57	249
Henry Koh Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Oakland, CA	43	107
Kathryn Klima Diagnostic Radiology · Oakland, CA	42	141
RICH, PHILIP	40	120
Sangeeta Gambhir Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	35	112

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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