Karina Lea Nichols
Physical Therapist · Torrance, CA
Karina Lea Nichols is a physical therapist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1184461196, issued on Jul 9, 2024. Check the license (California 306244, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina Lea Nichols
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Therapist 225100000X
- License number
- 306244 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3878 W Carson St Ste 101, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 316-8878
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Fax
- (310) 316-8879
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250922000802); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karina Lea Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 306244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Evergreen Physical Therapy Specialists IncPasadena, CA
- Sparc Physical Therapy, Inc.Torrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karina Lea Nichols among 22,531 physical therapist records in California
Karina Lea Nichols is one of 22,531 physical therapist records with a practice address in California. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2017 among the 7,751 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
277 physical therapist records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 277 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 22,531 physical therapist records in California.
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- Tanya Mallett, RPTTorrance, CA 905031811924517
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Common questions
What is Karina Lea Nichols's NPI number?
Karina Lea Nichols's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184461196, issued on Jul 9, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina Lea Nichols located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3878 W Carson St Ste 101, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 316-8878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina Lea Nichols's license?
NPPES lists California license number 306244, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.