Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Galveston, TX
Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1770004004, issued on Jun 27, 2017. Check the license (Texas S8619, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernst Joseph Nicanord
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- S8619 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 744-4030
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (409) 740-4187
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210712002670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernst Joseph Nicanord in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S8619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Metformin Hcl68 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate57 claims
- Gabapentin56 claims
- Losartan Potassium56 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.12
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernst Joseph Nicanord among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
96 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 96 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD's NPI number?
Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770004004, issued on Jun 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 744-4030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S8619, 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 Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD had 2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernst Joseph Nicanord, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.