Ekta Patel Pacholec, PA, MMS

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

0010-12191 Issued in NC

Practice address

1202 N Center St
Hickory, NC 28601-3760

Phone

(828) 322-4340

Fax

(828) 323-8450

NPI assigned

Oct 23, 2017

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL, NC2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Nova Southeastern College of Osteo Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Urology Specialists of the Carolinas PLLCGroup PAC ID 0648178020, 78 clinicians

National Health Rehabilitation LLCGroup PAC ID 4284952615, 153 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

87.66 of 100Reported as group

Quality

73.72

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Urology Specialists of the Carolinas PLLC

  • Urology Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1669404208
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• National Health Rehabilitation LLC

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Edgewater, NJ
  • NPI 1780080218

  FL, NC

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Integrated Rehab Consultants Florida, PLLC

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Altamonte SPG, FL
  • NPI 1245700244
  Medicare reassignment

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "HICKORY",
            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "828-322-4340",
            "fax_number": "828-323-8450"
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        "first_name": "EKTA",
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        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-10-23",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-10",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-10",
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• Jennifer Owen
• Shameka Owens, LCAS-A
• Amy Owensby, M.A.
• Oxygen Qualifying Services
• Susan Janis Pabst, M.D.
• Paul Alan Packard, CRNA
• Victor W Packard II, APRN, PMHNP
• Cooper Padgett, MS, ATC, LAT
• Sarah Elizabeth Padgett, PA
• Tracy Padilla, LPN

• Physician Assistant in Hickory, NC
• Providers in Hickory, NC by specialty
• Physician Assistant in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 10, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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