Laura J. Nicholson, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · La Jolla, CA
Laura J. Nicholson, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1023060845, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California G84107, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura J. Nicholson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- G84107 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 455-9100
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 784-5933
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060621000239); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura J. Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G84107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura J. Nicholson among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Laura J. Nicholson, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 2,505 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 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
66 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 66 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Laura J. Nicholson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura J. Nicholson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023060845, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura J. Nicholson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 455-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura J. Nicholson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G84107, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura J. Nicholson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura J. Nicholson, M.D. had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.