NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fort Hood, TX

Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fort Hood, Texas, and NPI 1871584540, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1871584540
Name
Karin Larissa Nicholson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
01056268A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
36000 Darnall Loop, Fort Hood, TX 76544
Phone
(254) 288-8921
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(254) 288-8712
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210917001037); accepts Medicare assignment
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 36000 Darnall Loop

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

  1. Becky Adams, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1295893907
  2. Taiwo Adetutu, MDPediatrics Physician1316090129
  3. Philip Ainslie, R.PH.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1881667384
  4. Amanda Akogyeram-Salami, PHARMDPharmacist1023716651
  5. John Alamodin, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1629364526
  6. Steven Albert, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1851457865

Verify Karin Larissa Nicholson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,177 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Karin Nicholson1,177
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa276 claims
  2. Alvesco144 claims
  3. Wixela Inhub104 claims
  4. Breyna98 claims
  5. Prednisone96 claims
  6. Spiriva Respimat93 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA

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

Karin Larissa Nicholson among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rubin Cohen, MDFort Hood, TX 765441740351139
  2. Darrel Dodson, MD DPMFort Hood, TX 765441154403665
  3. Joseph Kelly, D.O.Fort Cavazos, TX 765441376982793
  4. Pedro Lucero, MDFort Hood, TX 765441942291950
  5. Naomi Mathew, M.D.Harker Heights, TX 765481376857292
  6. Freddie Morales, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491235169640
  7. Alfredo Vazquez, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491578773099
  8. Zunair Afghani, D.O.Temple, TX 765081376886853

Common questions

What is Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD's NPI number?

Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871584540, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36000 Darnall Loop, Fort Hood, TX, 76544. Phone: (254) 288-8921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD's license?

Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karin Larissa Nicholson, MD had 1,177 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.