Cody Nikolai, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA
Cody Nikolai, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295952539, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT186260, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cody Nikolai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MT186260 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-1692
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 500 University Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
- Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
- Fatemeh Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750878625
- Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
- Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
- Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729
Verify Cody Nikolai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT186260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Mupirocin24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 claims
- Amoxicillin11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 77 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: $9.07
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lifeward, Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Langlade Hospital - Hotel Dieu OF St Joseph OF Antigo WisconsinAntigo, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
62 surgery physician records list a Hershey practice address
They are 62 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a Hershey practice address, and 2,026 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Cody Nikolai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cody Nikolai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295952539, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cody Nikolai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-1692. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cody Nikolai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT186260, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cody Nikolai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cody Nikolai, M.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cody Nikolai, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.