NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Portland, ME

Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1275900102, issued on Aug 26, 2015. Check the license (Maine CNP151108, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; 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
1275900102
Name
Lori Nicholas
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
CNP151108 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
180 Park Ave, Portland, ME 04102
Phone
(207) 874-2141
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 874-2164
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161230000779); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
    Search for license CNP151108    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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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

916 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Lori Nicholas916
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin61 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl44 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl42 claims
  4. Lorazepam38 claims
  5. Topiramate36 claims
  6. Vilazodone Hcl35 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: $15.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lori Nicholas$15.45
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Belonging Medical Group PLLCScarborough, ME

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

Lori Nicholas among 472 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maine

Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC is one of 472 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maine. 76% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 303 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

71 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Portland

They are 71 of the 6,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 472 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maine.

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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cheryl Drda, ARNPPortland, ME 041021871812107
  2. Heather Emerson, PMH NPPortland, ME 041021528152956
  3. Madeleine Garmey, NPPortland, ME 041021508876343
  4. Leslie Gatcombe-Hynes, APRN, ADULT PMHNP-BCPortland, ME 041021265441018
  5. Devon Gillis, PMHNP-BCPortland, ME 041021134673445
  6. Claudine Grange, PMHNPPortland, ME 041021912013442
  7. Barbara Howaniec, ANPPortland, ME 041021790878429
  8. Amy Liston, ANPPortland, ME 041021437242013

Common questions

What is Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275900102, issued on Aug 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Park Ave, Portland, ME, 04102. Phone: (207) 874-2141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number CNP151108, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lori Nicholas, PMHNP-BC had 916 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.