NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bernard Nicholas, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Medford, OR

Bernard Nicholas, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Medford, Oregon, and NPI 1598241010, issued on Jul 17, 2018. Check the license (Oregon MD189786, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598241010
Name
Bernard Nicholas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD189786 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2825 E Barnett RD, Medford, OR 97504
Phone
(541) 282-6770
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(541) 282-6771
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181005001955); 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 2825 E Barnett RD

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

  1. Miran Abdulhadi, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1205185600
  2. Mohamed Aboukhashan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932350782
  3. Anshu Aery, MDHospitalist Physician1295388387
  4. Zainab Aina-Shittu, MDHospitalist Physician1497399117
  5. Chukwubuikem Akanegbu, PHARMDPharmacist1396626859
  6. Raya Al Ghalayini, MDPediatrics Physician1255990735

Verify Bernard Nicholas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon 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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

426 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bernard Nicholas426
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir27 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride24 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate21 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
  5. Furosemide16 claims
  6. Prednisone13 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

  1. Southern Oregon Hospitalists PCMedford, OR

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

Bernard Nicholas among 471 hospitalist physician records in Oregon

Bernard Nicholas, MD is one of 471 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 400 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Oregon

There are 471 hospitalist physician records in Oregon.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mudassir Akram, MDMedford, OR 975041164696969
  2. Anna Antonopulos, DO, FAAPMedford, OR 975041689831927
  3. Kusum Asudani, MDMedford, OR 975041104852680
  4. Puneet Bandi, M.D.Medford, OR 975041801030382
  5. Shaik Basha, MDMedford, OR 975041578712378
  6. Tino Bauer, MDMedford, OR 975041609845601
  7. Michele Dekorte, MDMedford, OR 975041912183328
  8. Jon Hopkins, MDMedford, OR 975041265493068

Common questions

What is Bernard Nicholas, MD's NPI number?

Bernard Nicholas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598241010, issued on Jul 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bernard Nicholas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2825 E Barnett RD, Medford, OR, 97504. Phone: (541) 282-6770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bernard Nicholas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD189786, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bernard Nicholas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bernard Nicholas, MD had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.