Debra Cardwell Tuggle , PA
Physician Assistant β’ Lansing, MI
4333 W St Joe Hwy
Lansing, MI 489174100
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4333 W St Joe Hwy
Lansing, MI 489174100
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
NPI first issued
2006
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Lansing and Michigan
154 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Lansing, MI (6,989 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lansing
14.3% of these 154 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
55.8% of these 154 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC 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.
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
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 22, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Lansing
- Mary Fry, PA-C
- Donald Macphail, PA
- Vida Klott, MPAS, PA-C
- Jason Schumer, PA-C
- Stephanie Brown, PA
- Sara Berti, PA-C
Mailing Address
4333 W St Joe Hwy
Lansing, MI 489174100
Phone: 5173211525