Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1487916599, issued on Jun 14, 2012. Check the license (Michigan 5101020091, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Turner Nicholson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 5101020091 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 245 Cherry St SE Ste 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 685-5050
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (616) 685-8962
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160803002502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 245 Cherry St SE Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Turner Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101020091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
824 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam168 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium121 claims
- Gabapentin119 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl94 claims
- Pregabalin85 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 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: $262.12
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 3 group practices
- Advantage Health/saint Mary's Medical GroupGrand Rapids, MI
- Center For Physical Rehabilitation And Therapy LPGrand Rapids, MI
- Center For Physical Rehabilitation IncGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Turner Nicholson among 742 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Michigan
Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O. is one of 742 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 50% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 390 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Michigan
There are 742 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Ball, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031679523765
- Benjamin Bruinsma, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031508804154
- Aashish Deshpande, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031003915976
- Sampson Ho, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031437192374
- Michael Jakubowski, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031104863646
- Jeffrey Kramer, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031306889100
- Robert Kreitsch, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031609882661
- Christopher Morelli, D.O.Grand Rapids, MI 495031063653798
Common questions
What is Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487916599, issued on Jun 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 Cherry St SE Ste 300, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 685-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101020091, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Turner Nicholson, D.O. had 824 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.