Lowell T. Nicholson, MD
Dermatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Lowell T. Nicholson, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1780115261, issued on Mar 25, 2017. Check the license (California A159922, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lowell T. Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- A159922 CA
12441612-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-1528
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250418001763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 505 Parnassus Ave
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Verify Lowell T. Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A159922Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide13 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: $201.64
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBerkeley, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lowell T. Nicholson among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Lowell T. Nicholson, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Erin Mathes, ERIN MATHESSan Francisco, CA 941431376670976
- Isaac Neuhaus, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431811954431
- Vera Price, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431679591762
- Jack Resneck, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431760449292
- Lee Zane, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431437194099
Common questions
What is Lowell T. Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
Lowell T. Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780115261, issued on Mar 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lowell T. Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1528. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lowell T. Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A159922, 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 Lowell T. Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lowell T. Nicholson, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.