David Frederik Nitschmann, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Alpine, TX
David Frederik Nitschmann, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alpine, Texas, and NPI 1518580315, issued on May 27, 2020. Check the license (Texas U6039, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Frederik Nitschmann
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- U6039 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2600 N State Highway 118, Alpine, TX 79830
- Phone
- (432) 837-0430
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2025
- Fax
- (432) 837-0249
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230824003294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Frederik Nitschmann in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U6039Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,454 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium242 claims
- Lisinopril211 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium172 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium141 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate131 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide121 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
- Big Bend Hospital CorporationAlpine, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Frederik Nitschmann among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
David Frederik Nitschmann, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine 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 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alpine
They are 2 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Alpine, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is David Frederik Nitschmann, MD's NPI number?
David Frederik Nitschmann, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518580315, issued on May 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Frederik Nitschmann, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 N State Highway 118, Alpine, TX, 79830. Phone: (432) 837-0430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Frederik Nitschmann, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U6039, 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 David Frederik Nitschmann, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Frederik Nitschmann, MD had 6,454 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries; 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.