Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Desoto, TX
Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Desoto, Texas, and NPI 1245226950, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas H1995, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Gene Nicholas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- H1995 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1013 Hickory Bend Dr, Desoto, TX 75115
- Phone
- (972) 224-9090
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120525000301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 9,175 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Donald Gene Nicholas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H1995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,308 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 91 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium165 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium153 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate152 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium137 claims
- Simvastatin114 claims
- Montelukast Sodium111 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: $216.84
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Waterstone Wellness PLLCDuncanville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Gene Nicholas among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Desoto
They are 12 of the 643 NPPES records with a practice address in Desoto, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
All 9,175 in Texas → Every provider in Desoto → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shehetaj Abdurrahim, MDDesoto, TX 751151437188372
- Gene Bigham, M.D.Desoto, TX 751151538126719
- Seanna Daves, MDDesoto, TX 751151558857599
- Kusi Fordjour, MDDesoto, TX 751151780623074
- Jim Guerra, MDDesoto, TX 751151639175458
- Olubayo Idowu, MDDesoto, TX 751151891818399
- Leslie Nelson, MDDesoto, TX 751151700826088
- Ikechukwu Osuji, MDDesoto, TX 751151467409078
Common questions
What is Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245226950, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1013 Hickory Bend Dr, Desoto, TX, 75115. Phone: (972) 224-9090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H1995, 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 Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Gene Nicholas, M.D. had 4,308 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.