NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diane A. Nicholson, CNM

Midwife · Brooklyn, NY

Diane A. Nicholson, CNM is a midwife with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1457358095, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (New York F000305-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; 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
1457358095
Name
Diane A. Nicholson
Credential
CNM
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License number
F000305-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5925 15TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone
(718) 972-2700
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 532-1724
Medicaid ID
01556629 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050823001138); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5925 15TH Ave

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

  1. Shira Alter, MDSpecialist1639177637
  2. Jeniffer Billington, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1134295975
  3. Lora Dibner-GarciaAdvanced Practice Midwife1346661824
  4. Alina FuchsObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154764496
  5. Rochelle Joly, MDGynecology Physician1780977108
  6. Rebekah Korine, C.N.M.Advanced Practice Midwife1619995990

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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average midwife in 2024

33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Diane Nicholson33
  2. Specialty average60

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: $38.70

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Diane Nicholson$38.70
  2. Specialty average$177.07

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. North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew Hyde Park, NY

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

Diane A. Nicholson among 494 midwife records in New York

Diane A. Nicholson, CNM is one of 494 midwife records with a practice address in New York. 43% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2017 among the 153 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Midwife providers in New York

There are 494 midwife records in New York.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fion Chan, CNMBrooklyn, NY 112191043208705
  2. Simone Chang, CNM, WHNP-BC, RNBrooklyn, NY 112191376196758
  3. Denise Keppel, CNMBrooklyn, NY 112191013915206
  4. Suzanne PolivyBrooklyn, NY 112191710278072
  5. Carole Powell, CNMBrooklyn, NY 112191275532137
  6. Rachel Willen, DNPBrooklyn, NY 112191861249385
  7. Amal Amar, CNMBrooklyn, NY 112201578885356
  8. Lesley Cohen, CNMBrooklyn, NY 112201912926262

Common questions

What is Diane A. Nicholson, CNM's NPI number?

Diane A. Nicholson, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457358095, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Diane A. Nicholson, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5925 15TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Phone: (718) 972-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Diane A. Nicholson, CNM's license?

NPPES lists New York license number F000305-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Diane A. Nicholson, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Diane A. Nicholson, CNM had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. 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.