Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1396982336, issued on Jan 13, 2009. Check the license (California A125283, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Nickel Hamilton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- A125283 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 778-5946
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130626000364); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barbara Nickel Hamilton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A125283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $757.39
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Golden State Imaging Associates IncBurbank, CA
- Palm Desert Radiology Medical Group IncRancho Mirage, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barbara Nickel Hamilton among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D. is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396982336, issued on Jan 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 778-5946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A125283, 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.
What is Barbara Nickel Hamilton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 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.
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.