Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D.
Specialist · Torrance, CA
Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1013113737, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Nickerson Wardwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- Harbor-Ucla Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-3137
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120110000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Nickerson Wardwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,161 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate79 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl74 claims
- Trazodone Hcl74 claims
- Bupropion Xl60 claims
- Clonazepam58 claims
- Gabapentin55 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLomita, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Nickerson Wardwell among 5,749 specialist records in California
Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013113737, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-3137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D.'s license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Nickerson Wardwell, M.D. had 1,161 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.