NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig Alan Nicholson, MD

Urology Physician · Lima, OH

Craig Alan Nicholson, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1033223318, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35096239, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1033223318
Name
Craig Alan Nicholson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
35096239 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2751 Fort Amanda RD, Lima, OH 45805
Phone
(567) 529-9000
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2024
Fax
(567) 529-9001
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230222000200); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2751 Fort Amanda RD

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

  1. Sirin Foster, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306660089

Verify Craig Alan Nicholson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,575 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Nicholson1,575
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl407 claims
  2. Finasteride171 claims
  3. Bethanechol Chloride148 claims
  4. Levofloxacin117 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl71 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl62 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: $1,759.78

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics 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.

  1. Craig Nicholson$1,759.78
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. West Central Ohio Urological Centers OF Excellence, LLCLima, OH

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

Craig Alan Nicholson among 531 urology physician records in Ohio

Craig Alan Nicholson, MD is one of 531 urology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 352 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 208800000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 531 urology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samit Roy, MDLima, OH 458061851920037
  2. Kenneth Stanley, MDLima, OH 458041518984137
  3. Mwafa Turjman, M.D.Lima, OH 458041568754661
  4. Narendra Bansal, MDLima, OH 458011194701557
  5. Oussama Darwish, M.D.Lima, OH 458011548565385
  6. Stephen Lipson, MDLima, OH 458011750489670
  7. Daniel Murtagh, MDLima, OH 458011376801027
  8. Hector Rodriguez, MDLima, OH 458011225080104

Common questions

What is Craig Alan Nicholson, MD's NPI number?

Craig Alan Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033223318, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Alan Nicholson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2751 Fort Amanda RD, Lima, OH, 45805. Phone: (567) 529-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Alan Nicholson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35096239, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Craig Alan Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Alan Nicholson, MD had 1,575 Medicare Part D claims for 466 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.