Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Yankton, SD
Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yankton, South Dakota, and NPI 1154776011, issued on Apr 28, 2016. Check the license (South Dakota 12524, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth L. Nicholas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12524 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1104 W 8TH St, Yankton, SD 57078
- Phone
- (605) 665-7841
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 665-0546
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210827002501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elizabeth L. Nicholas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 12524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,296 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium112 claims
- Omeprazole92 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Lisinopril86 claims
- Furosemide68 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 2 group practices
- Sacred Heart Health ServicesYankton, SD
- Yankton Medical Clinic PCYankton, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth L. Nicholas among 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota
Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD is one of 601 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Yankton
They are 10 of the 515 NPPES records with a practice address in Yankton, and 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154776011, issued on Apr 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1104 W 8TH St, Yankton, SD, 57078. Phone: (605) 665-7841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 12524, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth L. Nicholas, MD had 2,296 Medicare Part D claims for 266 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.