George B. Nicholson, MD
Surgery Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
George B. Nicholson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1184608937, issued on Dec 5, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 9938, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George B. Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 9938 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 845 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
- Phone
- (843) 449-9621
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 449-4921
- Medicaid ID
- 099388 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 845 82ND Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Borowicz, MDSurgery Physician1205810041
- Lane Moore, M.D.Surgery Physician1598723900
- Thomas Polen, MDSurgery Physician1215913090
Verify George B. Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9938Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine23 claims
- Lorazepam13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Surgical Associates OF Myrtle Beach, LLCMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George B. Nicholson among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
George B. Nicholson, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Myrtle Beach → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Borowicz, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721205810041
- Tara-Marie Dinitto, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721255777603
- Carlos Fernandez Acosta, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721750594693
- Christoph Kaufmann, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721407826308
- Mia KleinMyrtle Beach, SC 295721124447396
- Steven Matzinger, MD PH.DMyrtle Beach, SC 295721023094935
- Christopher McCoy, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721659661536
- Mohamed Mohamed Kelli, D.OMyrtle Beach, SC 295721881089852
Common questions
What is George B. Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
George B. Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184608937, issued on Dec 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George B. Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 845 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 449-9621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George B. Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 9938, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George B. Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George B. Nicholson, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George B. Nicholson, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.