Nicole E. Back, PA-C
NPI 1134672116ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Chicago, IL
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, practicing in Chicago, Illinois. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $135,038 for 214 claims, against $4,794 paid for services in 2024. Genzyme Corporation was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $709.49 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1134672116 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 30, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 085005861 | IL |
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 (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 34 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 56 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,794 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 214 · 245 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 53 |
| Total drug cost | $135,038 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL · 4,503 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$709.49 · 19 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$538.55 · 16 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Genzyme Corporation | $167.27 | 3 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $131.25 | 1 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $118.49 | 4 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $53.17 | 2 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $48.67 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$709.49 · 19 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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