David William Nickels
NPI 1083345607ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Syracuse, NY
Physician Assistant with St Josephs Medical PC, practicing in Syracuse, New York. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $126,772 for 1,619 claims, against $9,413 paid for services in 2024. Madrigal Pharmaceuticals was the largest of 22 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,632 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists St Joseph's Hospital Health Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1083345607 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 9, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 030786 | NY |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 109 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 360 across 45 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $9,413 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,619 · 2,748 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 428 |
| Total drug cost | $126,772 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- St Josephs Medical PCSyracuse, NY · 382 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,632 · 85 payments from 22 companies
- 2024$850.85 · 47 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $210.97 | 6 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $172.76 | 11 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $162.92 | 13 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $160.61 | 11 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $158.45 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,632 · 85 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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