NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hollis D. Nipe, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Watertown, SD

Hollis D. Nipe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1821056896, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 1851, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821056896
Name
Hollis D. Nipe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
1851 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
506 1St Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201
Phone
(605) 886-8482
Enumerated
May 1, 2006
Record last updated
May 17, 2022
Fax
(605) 884-4300
Medicaid ID
6001773 SD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100202000522); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 506 1St Ave SE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Adrienne Bak, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316739550
  2. Heidi Barber, CNPNurse Practitioner1831709369
  3. Lindsey Barthel, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689957565
  4. Kristina Boetel, CNPNurse Practitioner1184192650
  5. David Carlson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114985132
  6. Bailley Danforth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184348807

Verify Hollis D. Nipe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

12,230 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 593 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hollis Nipe12,230
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium601 claims
  2. Furosemide442 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride388 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate340 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium323 claims
  6. Lisinopril314 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $805.67

53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hollis Nipe$805.67
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Prairie Lakes Health Care System IncWatertown, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hollis D. Nipe among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota

Hollis D. Nipe, MD is one of 247 internal 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Watertown

They are 9 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ghaith Aboud, M.DWatertown, SD 572011497117618
  2. Edward Dickes, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011932411733
  3. Catherine Gerrish, MDWatertown, SD 572011770541807
  4. Kristen Pickrel, MDWatertown, SD 572011306307160
  5. Aaron Pickrel, DOWatertown, SD 572011356802979
  6. Calvin Roseth, MDWatertown, SD 572011215916739
  7. Deepali Shah, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011174011027
  8. John Sneden, MDWatertown, SD 572011811999659

Common questions

What is Hollis D. Nipe, MD's NPI number?

Hollis D. Nipe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821056896, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hollis D. Nipe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 1St Ave SE, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 886-8482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hollis D. Nipe, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 1851, 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 Hollis D. Nipe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hollis D. Nipe, MD had 12,230 Medicare Part D claims for 442 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.