NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Bethlehem, PA

Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1164787834, issued on Jul 9, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD461321, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1164787834
Name
Mark Jonathan Nicolau
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD461321 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2649 Schoenersville RD Ste 202, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Phone
(484) 884-1007
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171002000141); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2012
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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Also registered at 2649 Schoenersville RD Ste 202

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alison BruceFamily Nurse Practitioner1861129033
  2. David Grossman, MDSurgery Physician1538361761
  3. Emily Kollar, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043936016
  4. Ahsan Merchant, D.OSurgery Physician1285168153
  5. Hallie MuffleyPhysician Assistant1407612211
  6. Charles Proctor, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1700376092

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  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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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

225 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Nicolau225
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl72 claims
  2. Omeprazole44 claims
  3. Methocarbamol28 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 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: $149.72

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Nicolau$149.72
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupBethlehem, PA

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

Mark Jonathan Nicolau among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D. is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arjumand Ali, MDBethlehem, PA 180171356514202
  2. Gregory Brusko, DOBethlehem, PA 180171942232426
  3. Richard Conron, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180171508821133
  4. Thomas Diven, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171245499946
  5. Guillermo Garcia, MDBethlehem, PA 180171669582755
  6. Mark Gittleman, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171215912274
  7. David Grossman, MDBethlehem, PA 180171538361761
  8. Ravindra Kandula, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171851374813

Common questions

What is Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164787834, issued on Jul 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2649 Schoenersville RD Ste 202, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (484) 884-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD461321, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Jonathan Nicolau, M.D. had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.