Nicholas E Townsend , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Indianapolis, IN
714 N Senate Ave Ste 100
Indianapolis, IN 462023297
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Nicholas Townsend is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on February 9, 2023; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 410 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 49083 โ Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance: 265 service units.
- 32555 โ Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance: 132 service units.
- 62328 โ Removal of spinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test using imaging guidance: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indianapolis, IN (2024, 366 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 44 to 372.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indiana (2024, 1,342 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 197. Middle half: 86 to 492.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 202 in 2023 to 410 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
714 N Senate Ave Ste 100
Indianapolis, IN 462023297
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Indiana University Radiology Associates Inc; Iu Health Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2022
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
149 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $33,646 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $26,415 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
Years since graduation
4 years (graduated 2022)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2022 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2023
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Nicholas Townsend has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Nicholas Townsend as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Indianapolis and Indiana
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indianapolis, IN (2024, 366 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 136. Middle half: 44 to 372.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indiana (2024, 1,342 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 197. Middle half: 86 to 492.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indianapolis, IN (2024, 366 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,611. Middle half: $3,825 to $23,863.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indiana (2024, 1,342 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,401. Middle half: $6,544 to $30,955.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indianapolis, IN (2024, 366 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,642. Middle half: $2,795 to $17,862.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Indiana (2024, 1,342 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,245. Middle half: $4,760 to $22,490.
726 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Indianapolis, IN (2,491 in Indiana).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Indianapolis
13.1% of these 726 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.9% of these 726 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 103% from 202 in 2023 to 410 in 2024.
- 2023: 202
- 2024: 410
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 101% from $16,770 in 2023 to $33,646 in 2024.
- 2023: $16,770
- 2024: $33,646
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 100% from $13,225 in 2023 to $26,415 in 2024.
- 2023: $13,225
- 2024: $26,415
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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49083
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance
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265 | 41 | $697.00 | $81.83 |
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32555
Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance
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132 | 90 | $1337.00 | $84.12 |
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62328
Removal of spinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test using imaging guidance
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13 | 13 | $744.00 | $65.96 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-02-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20230302001733
IN
2668845108
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Iu Health Medical Group Llc
1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 462021239
Phone: 8884843258
Indiana University Radiology Associates Inc
1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 462021239
Phone: 3179629000
Indiana University Radiology Associates Inc
2401 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 473033428
Phone: 7657474274
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IN 10003949A)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 714 N SENATE AVE STE 100, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 462023297 (Tel: 3179441801)
Registered at 7410 EVERVIEW CIR, DAYTON, OH 454593553 (Tel: 9372866840)
Recorded as NICHOLAS TOWNSEND, PA-C
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Indianapolis
- Lauren Gorden, PA-C
- Alexis Knop, PA-C
- Barry Stalter, PA-C
- Deirdre Murphy, PA-C
- Julia Sizemore, PA
- Conrad Daniel
Mailing Address
7410 Everview Cir
Dayton, OH 454593553
Phone: 9372866840