Edward L. Nichols, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Edward L. Nichols, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1558372896, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (California A44178, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward L. Nichols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A44178 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 323-8477
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081013000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3801 San Dimas St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward L. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A44178Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
755 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims
- Losartan Potassium37 claims
- Ezetimibe35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 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
- Centric HealthBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward L. Nichols among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Edward L. Nichols, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Edward L. Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward L. Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558372896, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward L. Nichols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 323-8477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward L. Nichols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A44178, 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 Edward L. Nichols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward L. Nichols, M.D. had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 126 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.