NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Nicholls, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Scranton, PA

Lauren Nicholls, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1508244377, issued on May 13, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD467491, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1508244377
Name
Lauren Nicholls
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
License number
MD467491 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA 18510
Phone
(570) 703-8000
Enumerated
May 13, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 703-8002
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190827003280); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1800 Mulberry St

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

  1. Muhammad Abdulla, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447008586
  2. Sareyah AhmedPodiatrist1245020353
  3. Ahmet Ahmetbeg, MDHospitalist Physician1598406167
  4. Saghar Akhondi, DPMPodiatrist1619811676
  5. Mohammad Al Khateeb, M.D.Nephrology Physician1568158921
  6. Maura AlberolaCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689180804

Verify Lauren Nicholls in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
    Search for license MD467491    Check 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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

434 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 269 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Nicholls434
  2. Specialty average1,129

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl107 claims
  2. Oxycontin34 claims
  3. Methadone Hcl24 claims
  4. Morphine Sulfate23 claims
  5. Morphine Sulfate Er23 claims
  6. Fentanyl18 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. Geisinger ClinicScranton, PA

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

Lauren Nicholls among 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania

Lauren Nicholls, M.D. is one of 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.

All 47 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Scranton → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shui Ho Chan, MDAllentown, PA 181041538800461
  2. Eva Notis, DOAllentown, PA 181041134758204
  3. Leyland RobinsonAllentown, PA 181041033678966
  4. Kristin Bresnan, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031730353731
  5. Ivy De Lacruz, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031568701753
  6. Matthew Kershaw, MDAllentown, PA 181031457765141
  7. Sarah Nicklin, MDAllentown, PA 181031689603565
  8. Sam Bub, M.D.Emmaus, PA 180491417957465

Common questions

What is Lauren Nicholls, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lauren Nicholls, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508244377, issued on May 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Nicholls, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 703-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Nicholls, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD467491, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lauren Nicholls, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Nicholls, M.D. had 434 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.