Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD
Dermatology Physician · Greenbrae, CA
Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Greenbrae, California, and NPI 1790983237, issued on Jul 5, 2007. Check the license (California A97389, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Joseph Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A97389 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Greenbrae, CA 94904
- Phone
- (415) 925-0550
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 925-9062
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090908000053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Joseph Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil216 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate93 claims
- Ketoconazole76 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide66 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate58 claims
- Nystatin44 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): 100 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: $1,726.61
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 one group practice
- Greenbrae Dermatology, A Medical CorporationGreenbrae, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Joseph Nichols among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Maddox, MDGreenbrae, CA 949041790837508
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- Kristen Chen, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031952930604
- Ravinder Gogia, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031083872618
- Julia Haimowitz, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031205910205
- Renee Howard, M.D.San Rafael, CA 949031952336232
- Linda Hwang, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031124102116
- Estelle Kahn, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031336465517
Common questions
What is Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790983237, issued on Jul 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Greenbrae, CA, 94904. Phone: (415) 925-0550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A97389, 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 Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD had 1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Joseph Nichols, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.