Nicole J Bangs , PA-C
Physician Assistant - Surgical โข Salem, OR
1600 State St
Salem, OR 973014257
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Nicole Bangs is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant - Surgical.
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NPI assigned on September 6, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 291 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: 78 service units.
- 63048 โ Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment: 42 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 39 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 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 571 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:
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 131 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol โ 126 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tramadol Hcl โ 115 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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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Salem, OR (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 291. Middle half: 114 to 1,767.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Oregon (2024, 190 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 191. Middle half: 52 to 456.
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 291 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1600 State St
Salem, OR 973014257
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: Alexander C Ching Md Pc; Oregon Spine Care 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
2006
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant - Surgical: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
168 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 $28,622 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 $20,977 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
603 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
$6,720 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: $260.94 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $260.94 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.: $153.80 across 2 records.
- Carlsmed, Inc.: $38.34 across 1 record.
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $25.82 across 1 record.
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
20 years (graduated 2006)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2006 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
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.
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 Bangs 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 Bangs 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 Salem and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Salem, OR (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 291. Middle half: 114 to 1,767.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Oregon (2024, 190 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 191. Middle half: 52 to 456.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Salem, OR (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,992. Middle half: $8,850 to $52,294.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Oregon (2024, 190 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,767. Middle half: $4,016 to $27,309.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Salem, OR (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,098. Middle half: $6,673 to $40,384.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Oregon (2024, 190 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,131. Middle half: $3,052 to $19,969.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Salem, OR (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 199. Middle half: 98 to 568.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Oregon (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 54 to 276.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Salem, OR (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,421. Middle half: $891 to $6,329.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Oregon (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,129. Middle half: $420 to $4,280.
25 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical with a practice address in Salem, OR (362 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Salem
4% of these 25 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
92% of these 25 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 49% from 195 in 2020 to 291 in 2024.
- 2020: 195
- 2021: 264
- 2022: 278
- 2023: 179
- 2024: 291
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 39% from $20,584 in 2020 to $28,622 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,584
- 2021: $32,690
- 2022: $27,989
- 2023: $18,365
- 2024: $28,622
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 34% from $15,690 in 2020 to $20,977 in 2024.
- 2020: $15,690
- 2021: $24,215
- 2022: $20,414
- 2023: $13,096
- 2024: $20,977
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 160% from 220 in 2020 to 571 in 2024.
- 2020: 220
- 2021: 301
- 2022: 406
- 2023: 332
- 2024: 571
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 127% from 266 in 2020 to 603 in 2024.
- 2020: 266
- 2021: 353
- 2022: 460
- 2023: 372
- 2024: 603
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 76% from $3,828 in 2020 to $6,720 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,828
- 2021: $6,488
- 2022: $7,159
- 2023: $6,134
- 2024: $6,720
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $79.25 in 2021 to $260.94 in 2025.
- 2021: $79.25
- 2022: $16.75
- 2023: $151.82
- 2024: $187.86
- 2025: $260.94
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 $260.94.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Cervical-Stim | General | $98.25 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Cervical-Stim | General | $55.55 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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aprevo | General | $38.34 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $25.82 |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Prospera | General | $22.29 |
| Left Coast Surgical Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $20.69 |
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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78 | 60 | $458.00 | $111.67 |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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42 | 23 | $445.00 | $36.39 |
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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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39 | 39 | $701.00 | $144.74 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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33 | 11 | $815.00 | $50.84 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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27 | 26 | $2312.50 | $124.76 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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26 | 26 | $873.00 | $190.60 |
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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 | 24 | $310.00 | $79.42 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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20 | 12 | $557.50 | $33.60 |
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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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 131 | 834 | $1,748.39 | 76 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 126 | 1,953 | $1,823.63 | 67 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 115 | 1,578 | $813.03 | 65 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 112 | 3,778 | $1,357.19 | 49 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 61 | 954 | $759.50 | 29 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | 102 | $123.01 | โ |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 12 | 191 | $95.62 | 12 |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20111108000383
OR
8224035134
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
Alexander C Ching Md Pc
19255 Sw 65th Ave, Tualatin, OR 970627499
Phone: 5038281150
Oregon Spine Care Llc
19255 Sw 65th Ave, Tualatin, OR 970629712
Phone: 5038281150
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 - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Physical Therapist
PTCHT
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Foot and Ankle Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist Registered, L
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 06, 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 Assistant - Surgicals in Salem
- Kevin Bell, PA-C
- Rebecca Striby, PA-C
- Christine Adams, PA-C
- Erin Khoury, PA
- Yazmin Tenorio Chavarria, PA-C
- Brenda Chandler, PA-C
Mailing Address
1600 State St
Salem, OR 973014257
Phone: 5035406300