Lois R. Niska, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Boise, ID
Lois R. Niska, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Boise, Idaho, and NPI 1922004878, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (Idaho O-212, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lois R. Niska
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- O-212 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1907 S Broadway Ave, Boise, ID 83706
- Phone
- (208) 345-1222
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 345-1261
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1907 S Broadway Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lois R. Niska in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license O-212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,654 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium239 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium200 claims
- Losartan Potassium104 claims
- Omeprazole79 claims
- Lisinopril74 claims
- Gabapentin73 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: $59.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Lois R. Niska among 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho
Lois R. Niska, DO is one of 1,316 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 78% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207Q00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
315 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Boise
They are 315 of the 9,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Boise, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.
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Common questions
What is Lois R. Niska, DO's NPI number?
Lois R. Niska, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922004878, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lois R. Niska, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1907 S Broadway Ave, Boise, ID, 83706. Phone: (208) 345-1222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lois R. Niska, DO's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number O-212, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lois R. Niska, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lois R. Niska, DO had 2,654 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.