Maria K. Nickolova, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Amherst, NY
Maria K. Nickolova, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1093718819, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (New York 176758, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria K. Nickolova
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 176758 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 Bryant Woods S, Amherst, NY 14228
- Phone
- (716) 689-3333
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 689-9866
- Medicaid ID
- 01136552 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110330000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 85 Bryant Woods S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frank Alabiso, PHDClinical Psychologist1124024617
- Adam Ashton, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1609855501
- Elizabeth Borenzweig, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801892989
- James Brigante, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568467025
- Holly Burgos, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780833103
- Maria Cartagena, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1083617815
Verify Maria K. Nickolova in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 176758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
6,605 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam688 claims
- Clonazepam656 claims
- Bupropion Xl454 claims
- Lorazepam382 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl334 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate312 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: $3,852.93
215 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Suburban Psychiatric Associates, LLPAmherst, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Maria K. Nickolova, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria K. Nickolova, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093718819, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria K. Nickolova, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Bryant Woods S, Amherst, NY, 14228. Phone: (716) 689-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria K. Nickolova, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 176758, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria K. Nickolova, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria K. Nickolova, M.D. had 6,605 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.