NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS

Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist · Santa Monica, CA

Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS is an acute care clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1629655691, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (California 3182, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629655691
Name
Mary Lawanson-Nichols
Credential
CNS
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SA2100X
License number
3182 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(424) 259-8281
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1250 16TH St

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

  1. Melanie Altamirano-CariagaNurse Practitioner1588060198
  2. Miguel Arellano, NPNurse Practitioner1295460806
  3. Jason Bahk, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1245573187
  4. Christopher BelfourEmergency Medicine Physician1518259837
  5. Umesh Bhagia, MDSurgery Physician1568468528
  6. Cassandra Blaylock, NPHematology & Oncology Physician1588043400

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $896.13

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 151 providers of this specialty with any payment received $949.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mary Lawanson-Nichols$896.13
  2. Specialty average$949.81

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

Mary Lawanson-Nichols among 38 acute care clinical nurse specialist records in California

Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS is one of 38 acute care clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in California. 21% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SA2100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in California

There are 38 acute care clinical nurse specialist records in California.

The 8 acute care clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Cardenas-Lopez, RN, CNSTorrance, CA 905021306521158
  2. Angelica LopezDowney, CA 902421811865595
  3. Angela Yencer, CNSLos Angeles, CA 900951821955683
  4. Scott Watson, NPLong Beach, CA 908061144560616
  5. Evagrio Bencito, NPCarson, CA 908101992965891
  6. Kholoud KhalilLong Beach, CA 908401033731435
  7. Leslie McFarlane, CNSPasadena, CA 911051033042155
  8. Elizabeth Schoeni, DNP, CNSPasadena, CA 911051356175541

Common questions

What is Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS's NPI number?

Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629655691, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (424) 259-8281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 3182, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.