NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Nicholas, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Cannon Air Force Base, NM

Christopher Nicholas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, and NPI 1427787696, issued on Jun 5, 2022. Check the license on the New Mexico 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
1427787696
Name
Christopher Nicholas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
36090 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
27TH Somg 224 W D. L. Ingram Avenue, Bldg. 1408, Cannon Air Force Base, NM 88103
Phone
(402) 559-7249
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Christopher Nicholas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Nicholas23
  2. Specialty average3,544

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: $43.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Nicholas$43.62
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher Nicholas among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico

Christopher Nicholas, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Duffy-Milmo, MDCannon Afb, NM 881031710115050
  2. Daniel Hurtt, MDCannon Afb, NM 881031023420825
  3. Alex Lee, DOClovis, NM 881031952398299
  4. Abbey LindholmCannon Afb, NM 881031528702453
  5. Katherine Milam, D.O.Cannon Afb, NM 881031306228325
  6. Melvina Fielden, FNPClovis, NM 881011720071772
  7. Ali Ghaffari, MDClovis, NM 881011881647352
  8. Oswald Graham, MDCloris, NM 881011922188457

Common questions

What is Christopher Nicholas, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Nicholas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427787696, issued on Jun 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Nicholas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27TH Somg 224 W D. L. Ingram Avenue, Bldg. 1408, Cannon Air Force Base, NM, 88103. Phone: (402) 559-7249. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Christopher Nicholas, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.