NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1720425705, issued on May 30, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-01785, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720425705
Name
Alexander Warman Nickle
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
2015-01785 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Department OF Emergency Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone
(336) 716-4625
Enumerated
May 30, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160819002330); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Department OF Emergency Medicine

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shannon Mumma, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1063891166

Verify Alexander Warman Nickle in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

502 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alexander Nickle502
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt57 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen54 claims
  3. Prednisone40 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  6. Cefuroxime27 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%89.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergi-TrustFranklin, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander Warman Nickle among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

174 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 174 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Blumstein, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571801870209
  2. David Cline, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571811970510
  3. Michael Fitch, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571215911615
  4. Mark Hess, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571124003082
  5. James Hoekstra, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571255315651
  6. Ralph Leonard, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571104800598
  7. David Manthey, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571285618686
  8. Henderson McGinnis, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571174508030

Common questions

What is Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720425705, issued on May 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Department OF Emergency Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-4625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-01785, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D. had 502 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alexander Warman Nickle, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.