Joseph Nicolas, MD
Neurology Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Joseph Nicolas, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1154358299, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35061511, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Nicolas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 35061511 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 475-8730
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (513) 475-8033
- Medicaid ID
- 0920721 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Nicolas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35061511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,397 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Emgality Pen183 claims
- Nurtec Odt95 claims
- Topiramate83 claims
- Sumatriptan Succinate80 claims
- Aimovig Autoinjector74 claims
- Qulipta65 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): 78.8 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: $447.20
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Nicolas among 789 neurology physician records in Ohio
Joseph Nicolas, MD is one of 789 neurology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 579 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 2084N0400X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 789 neurology physician records in Ohio.
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- Alberto Espay, MDCincinnati, OH 452191023057940
- David Ficker, MDCincinnati, OH 452191174564181
- Daniel Kanter, MDCincinnati, OH 452191912933755
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Common questions
What is Joseph Nicolas, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Nicolas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154358299, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Nicolas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 475-8730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Nicolas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35061511, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Nicolas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Nicolas, MD had 1,397 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Nicolas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.