Edmund James Nichter, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · West Covina, CA
Edmund James Nichter, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1184897910, issued on Apr 13, 2008. Check the license (California A101664, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edmund James Nichter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A101664 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 858-8515
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220127001192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1115 S Sunset Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dijla AlsaighStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700427259
- Reannen ArevaloEmergency Registered Nurse1902788334
- Cara Baker, MDAnesthesiology Physician1063660462
- Vincent BalitonEmergency Registered Nurse1578139408
- Noel Benedict Bautista, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972436376
- Gilbert Benitez, PAEmergency Medicine Physician1184678245
Verify Edmund James Nichter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A101664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
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 2 group practices
- Peacehealth Networks ON Demand LLCPortland, OR
- Zoomcare Urgent Care LLCPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edmund James Nichter among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Edmund James Nichter, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in West Covina → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gilbert Benitez, PAWest Covina, CA 917901184678245
- Lane Braver, PAWest Covina, CA 917901144268343
- Cheryl Cochrane, MDWest Covina, CA 917901922053834
- Edward Gentile, MDWest Covina, CA 917901851348288
- James Holland, MDWest Covina, CA 917901831146240
- William Kilpatrick, MDWest Covina, CA 917901528151016
- Denis Kollar, MDWest Covina, CA 917901154375830
- Norman Owashi, MDWest Covina, CA 917901871547554
Common questions
What is Edmund James Nichter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edmund James Nichter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184897910, issued on Apr 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edmund James Nichter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 858-8515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edmund James Nichter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A101664, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edmund James Nichter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edmund James Nichter, M.D. had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.