Luke Nicholson, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Luke Nicholson, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1558771576, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (California A131976, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luke Nicholson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A131976 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 San Pablo St Ste 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 442-5860
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170209001330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Dental Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 288 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1520 San Pablo St Ste 2000
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luke Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A131976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $27,740.08
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 one group practice
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luke Nicholson among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Luke Nicholson, M.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Azad, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331487064127
- Ryan Dellamaggiora, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331548463250
- Mike Lehoang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331962629030
- Taylor Southworth, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331598391468
- Milan Stevanovic, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331225040421
- Alidad Ghiassi, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251467464156
- Neil Jones, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241316013865
- Steven Shin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451164407862
Common questions
What is Luke Nicholson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luke Nicholson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558771576, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luke Nicholson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St Ste 2000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luke Nicholson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A131976, 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 Luke Nicholson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luke Nicholson, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.