Nicholas Paul Puglielli, PA-C
NPI 1144930363ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Beaver Falls, PA
Physician Assistant, Medical (PA-C) with Valley Gastroenterology Associates PC, practicing in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $144,702 for 1,005 claims, against $17,813 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,176 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Heritage Valley Beaver and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1144930363 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 14, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | MA064239 | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 259 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 316 across 15 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $17,813 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,005 · 1,330 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 446 |
| Total drug cost | $144,702 |
| Generic share | 72% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Valley Gastroenterology Associates PCBeaver Falls, PA · 25 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA
- Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley, PA
- Upmc HorizonGreenville, PA
- Upmc JamesonNew Castle, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,176 · 97 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$1,242 · 60 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $475.44 | 22 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $381.87 | 11 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $196.63 | 9 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $178.70 | 9 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $174.45 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,176 · 97 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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