Nicole Lillian Hatcher , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Duluth, MN
915 E 1st St
Duluth, MN 558052107
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Nicole Hatcher is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on October 14, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 383 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:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 224 service units.
- 20553 โ Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles: 68 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 36 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 724 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Gabapentin โ 241 prescription fills, including refills.
- Baclofen โ 210 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pregabalin โ 180 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Duluth, MN (2024, 112 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 95. Middle half: 42 to 182.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 192. Middle half: 86 to 384.
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 195 in 2020 to 383 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
915 E 1st St
Duluth, MN 558052107
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center; St. Luke'S Hospital Of Duluth. 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
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
207 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 $25,597 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 $18,211 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.
30-day fills
870 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$8,565 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,059.57 across 8 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $898.52 across 6 records.
- Food and Beverage: $161.05 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Medtronic, Inc.: $1,059.57 across 8 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 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
2019
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)
Nicole Hatcher 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 Nicole Hatcher 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 Duluth and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Duluth, MN (2024, 112 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 95. Middle half: 42 to 182.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 192. Middle half: 86 to 384.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Duluth, MN (2024, 112 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,193. Middle half: $3,137 to $14,203.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,293. Middle half: $6,209 to $23,808.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Duluth, MN (2024, 112 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,522. Middle half: $2,321 to $10,807.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,405 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,818. Middle half: $4,558 to $17,894.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Duluth, MN (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 154. Middle half: 52 to 599.
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 226. Middle half: 71 to 825.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Duluth, MN (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,850. Middle half: $346 to $53,975.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Minnesota (2024, 2,421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,260. Middle half: $590 to $83,279.
179 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Duluth, MN (4,007 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Duluth
16.8% of these 179 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
81% of these 179 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 96% from 195 in 2020 to 383 in 2024.
- 2020: 195
- 2021: 373
- 2022: 312
- 2023: 363
- 2024: 383
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 48% from $17,318 in 2020 to $25,597 in 2024.
- 2020: $17,318
- 2021: $36,646
- 2022: $24,161
- 2023: $22,915
- 2024: $25,597
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 44% from $12,690 in 2020 to $18,211 in 2024.
- 2020: $12,690
- 2021: $22,056
- 2022: $18,281
- 2023: $17,151
- 2024: $18,211
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 46% from 1,339 in 2020 to 724 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,339
- 2021: 1,261
- 2022: 788
- 2023: 748
- 2024: 724
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 60% from 2,172 in 2020 to 870 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,172
- 2021: 1,367
- 2022: 975
- 2023: 969
- 2024: 870
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 75% from $34,904 in 2020 to $8,565 in 2024.
- 2020: $34,904
- 2021: $32,491
- 2022: $14,346
- 2023: $15,642
- 2024: $8,565
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $92.44 in 2021 to $1,059.57 in 2025.
- 2021: $92.44
- 2022: $363.25
- 2023: $242.75
- 2024: $191.10
- 2025: $1,059.57
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $1,059.57.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $502.96 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $165.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $165.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $91.67 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $69.38 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $35.07 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $23.10 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $7.39 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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224 | 151 | $125.79 | $78.10 |
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20553
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles
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68 | 53 | $100.88 | $32.24 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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36 | 36 | $163.69 | $106.53 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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29 | 23 | $197.00 | $24.23 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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26 | 25 | $87.85 | $52.79 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 241 | 8,202 | $2,207.78 | 67 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 210 | 8,579 | $2,217.41 | 84 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 180 | 5,705 | $2,709.91 | 47 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 34 | 1,244 | $688.50 | 13 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 30 | 1,080 | $317.31 | โ |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 18 | 585 | $288.29 | โ |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | Nortriptyline Hcl | 11 | 337 | $135.99 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-08-09NUCC 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.
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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20260513001298
MT
5799117180
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
St. Luke's Hospital Of Duluth
1011 E 1st St, Duluth, MN 558052242
Phone: 2182497000
St. Luke's Hospital Of Duluth
1015 E 1st St, Duluth, MN 558052242
Phone: 2182497860
St. Luke's Hospital Of Duluth
915 E 1st St, Duluth, MN 558052107
Phone: 2182495439
Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center
1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN 558115640
Phone: 2187865360
Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center
1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN 558115640
Phone: 2187865360
St. Luke's Hospital Of Duluth
109 N 28th St E, Superior, WI 548806548
Phone: 7153953900
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1012 E 2ND ST, DULUTH, MN 558052200 (Tel: 2182497860)
Recorded as NICOLE HATCHER, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MN 13684)
Registered at 915 E 1ST ST, DULUTH, MN 558052107 (Tel: 2182495439)
Registered at 915 E 1ST ST, DULUTH, MN 558052107 (Tel: 2182495439)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2022 W WHITE MOUNTAIN BLVD, LAKESIDE, AZ 859296268 (Tel: 4065707453)
Registered at 2022 W WHITE MOUNTAIN BLVD, LAKESIDE, AZ 859296268 (Tel: 4065707453)
Recorded as NICOLE THELEN, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: AZ 7617)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Duluth
- Brandon Boswell, PA-C
- Sara Feldbrugge, PA-C
- Sarah Cheeney, PA-C
- Frederick Lakso, PA
- Melissa Dybvig
- Alyssa Mewha, PA-C
Mailing Address
1012 E 2nd St
Duluth, MN 558052200
Phone: 2182497860