NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Nicholson

Family Medicine Physician · Somerset, PA

John Nicholson is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1336152842, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS008845L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336152842
Name
John Nicholson
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
OS008845L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
329 S Pleasant Ave, Somerset, PA 15501
Phone
(814) 445-3575
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100708000037); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1994
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 329 S Pleasant Ave

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

  1. Rita Camacho, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154334654
  2. Tiffany FullerFamily Nurse Practitioner1073229555
  3. Yuko Gibson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538781919
  4. Stephanie Gramling, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043702806
  5. Paula Griffith-Isenman, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245450121
  6. Kristina Manley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659680080

Verify John Nicholson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,469 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. John Nicholson7,469
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium681 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate483 claims
  3. Lisinopril330 claims
  4. Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide297 claims
  5. Jardiance288 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium255 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): 87.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Somerset Health Services IncSomerset, PA
  2. Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA

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

John Nicholson among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

John Nicholson is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Somerset

They are 11 of the 424 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerset, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zachary Ankney, M.D.Somerset, PA 155011982131157
  2. John Brennan, MDSomerset, PA 155011306840178
  3. Rita Camacho, MDSomerset, PA 155011154334654
  4. Yuko Gibson, MDSomerset, PA 155011538781919
  5. Marlo Marcheleovich, D.O.Somerset, PA 155011326240409
  6. Taylor Morrow, MSN, FNP-CSomerset, PA 155011700300274
  7. Christopher Poggi, D.O.Somerset, PA 155011750577151
  8. Paul Serra, MDSomerset, PA 155011811938418

Common questions

What is John Nicholson's NPI number?

John Nicholson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336152842, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Nicholson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 329 S Pleasant Ave, Somerset, PA, 15501. Phone: (814) 445-3575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Nicholson's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS008845L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Nicholson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Nicholson had 7,469 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Nicholson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.