NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amy E. Nikolai, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Merrill, WI

Amy E. Nikolai, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Merrill, Wisconsin, and NPI 1477716462, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license (Wisconsin 144716, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477716462
Name
Amy E. Nikolai
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
144716 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1205 O Day St, Merrill, WI 54452
Phone
(715) 539-0101
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081017000254); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1205 O Day St

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

  1. Gregory Dodge, MDSurgery Physician1497857171
  2. Donald Evans, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841396256
  3. Andrea Heller, NPNurse Practitioner1134479819
  4. Arthur Marquis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982793147
  5. Kristin Mocadlo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1558597666
  6. Rajender Polireddy, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1497998173

Verify Amy E. Nikolai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
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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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amy Nikolai1,598
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
  2. Lisinopril77 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide63 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium57 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): 78.9 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 score66.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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. Mchs Hospitals IncMarshfield, WI

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

Amy E. Nikolai among 3,995 nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin

Amy E. Nikolai, FNP is one of 3,995 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 23% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 2,701 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Merrill

They are 5 of the 147 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrill, and 3,995 nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrea Heller, NPMerrill, WI 544521134479819
  2. Juanita Silverstein, NPMerrill, WI 544521417275009
  3. Kathleen Weix-Klippel, NPMerrill, WI 544521750485066
  4. Craig Zastrow, ANPCMerrill, WI 544521407835903
  5. Diane Anderson, FNPCMedford, WI 544511801875364
  6. Janice Berry, APNPMedford, WI 544511366453334
  7. Haley Erl, DNPMedford, WI 544511770067357
  8. Alexandra Gaines, AGACNP-BCMedford, WI 544511245123728

Common questions

What is Amy E. Nikolai, FNP's NPI number?

Amy E. Nikolai, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477716462, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amy E. Nikolai, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1205 O Day St, Merrill, WI, 54452. Phone: (715) 539-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amy E. Nikolai, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 144716, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amy E. Nikolai, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amy E. Nikolai, FNP had 1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Amy E. Nikolai, FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.

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