Nicholas A Vitale , PA
Physician Assistant โข Worcester, MA
123 Summer St Ste 521
Worcester, MA 016081216
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Nicholas Vitale is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on February 12, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 473 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:
- 99222 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 131 service units.
- 99292 โ Critical care: 113 service units.
- 99291 โ Critical care: 95 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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See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Worcester, MA (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 174. Middle half: 98 to 364.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 222. Middle half: 79 to 552.
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 72 in 2021 to 473 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
123 Summer St Ste 521
Worcester, MA 016081216
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Brockton, MA; Worcester, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Bmc Affiliated Physicians, Inc.; Sturdy Health Inc. 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
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
313 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 $57,405 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 $45,428 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
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 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
2018
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 Vitale 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 Vitale 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 Worcester and Massachusetts
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 Worcester, MA (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 174. Middle half: 98 to 364.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 222. Middle half: 79 to 552.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Worcester, MA (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,866. Middle half: $8,187 to $28,338.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,073. Middle half: $6,686 to $39,911.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Worcester, MA (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,961. Middle half: $6,077 to $21,469.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,142 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,188. Middle half: $5,025 to $29,930.
425 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Worcester, MA (4,715 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Worcester
15.8% of these 425 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.4% of these 425 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 557% from 72 in 2021 to 473 in 2024.
- 2021: 72
- 2022: 605
- 2023: 589
- 2024: 473
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 434% from $10,758 in 2021 to $57,405 in 2024.
- 2021: $10,758
- 2022: $74,616
- 2023: $63,466
- 2024: $57,405
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 416% from $8,799 in 2021 to $45,428 in 2024.
- 2021: $8,799
- 2022: $60,153
- 2023: $50,232
- 2024: $45,428
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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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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131 | 127 | $335.00 | $109.74 |
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99292
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes
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113 | 52 | $408.00 | $88.99 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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95 | 66 | $859.00 | $176.93 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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63 | 63 | $495.90 | $145.59 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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50 | 44 | $319.96 | $99.36 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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21 | 21 | $325.00 | $96.40 |
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: 2025-03-06NUCC 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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20180830001702
MA
9931459682
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
Sturdy Health Inc
211 Park St, Attleboro, MA 027033143
Phone: 5082367901
Bmc Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
235 N Pearl St, Brockton, MA 023011794
Phone: 5084273000
Secondary Practice Locations
55 Lake Ave N
Worcester, MA 016550002
Phone: 7744437552
235 North Pearl St
Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 5084273000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Public Health
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 123 SUMMER ST STE 521, WORCESTER, MA 016081216 (Tel: 5088520600)
Registered at 123 SUMMER ST STE 521, WORCESTER, MA 016081216 (Tel: 5088520600)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MA PA6556)
Registered at 123 SUMMER ST, WORCESTER, MA 016081216 (Tel: 5088520600)
Registered at 630 PLANTATION ST, WORCESTER, MA 016052038
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 14 THOMAS RD, LAWRENCE, MA 018433227 (Tel: 9788524834)
Registered at 14 THOMAS RD, LAWRENCE, MA 018433227 (Tel: 9788524834)
Recorded as NICHOLAS VITALE, PA
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Worcester
- Holly Willett, PA-C
- Kelechi Oriaku, PA-S
- Kyle Fernandez, PA-C
- Stephanie Laurer, PA-C
- Heidi Roy, PA-C
- Julia Mann, PA-C
Mailing Address
123 Summer St Ste 521
Worcester, MA 016081216
Phone: 5088520600