Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D.
Urology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1376541490, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Texas L9397, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Emison Nicholson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- L9397 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3612 23RD St, Lubbock, TX 79410
- Phone
- (806) 793-8787
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 793-0150
- Medicaid ID
- 178560201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041210000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3612 23RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- James Kirk, M.D.Urology Physician1033117155
- Ryan Owen, MDUrology Physician1679836977
- Rex Reynolds, M.D.Urology Physician1487652509
Verify Brian Emison Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L9397Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
3,332 Medicare Part D claims for 723 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl819 claims
- Finasteride801 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er534 claims
- Myrbetriq220 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro176 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim119 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,433.43
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Emison Nicholson among 960 urology physician records in Texas
Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D. is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Texas
There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.
All 960 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Achankeng Afiadata, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101851786321
- James Kirk, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101033117155
- Thomas Nicholson, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101366428096
- Ryan Owen, MDLubbock, TX 794101679836977
- Rex Reynolds, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101487652509
- Manoj Khandheria, MDLubbock, TX 794121861506669
- Obie Stalcup, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071184672289
- Carl Britton, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794161164506572
Common questions
What is Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376541490, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3612 23RD St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 793-8787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L9397, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Emison Nicholson, M.D. had 3,332 Medicare Part D claims for 723 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.