Aran C. Nichol, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Aran C. Nichol, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1154477768, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (California C138269, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aran C. Nichol
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- C138269 CA
46806 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 423-4111
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00377252 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151029002194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aran C. Nichol in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C138269Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
516 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Tivicay21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
- Fluconazole14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aran C. Nichol among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Aran C. Nichol, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Deetz, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621336129469
- Taynet Febles, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621669635082
- John Kaufmann, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651265481949
- Nanette Mickiewicz, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651558319079
- Charulata Ramaprasad, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651528269925
- Sunita Singh, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651649508581
- Jonathan Blum, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511891872735
- Ryan Knueppel, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511184896656
Common questions
What is Aran C. Nichol, MD's NPI number?
Aran C. Nichol, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154477768, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aran C. Nichol, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 423-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aran C. Nichol, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C138269, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aran C. Nichol, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aran C. Nichol, MD had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.