Michael Edward Nickas
Urology Physician · Castro Valley, CA
Michael Edward Nickas is a urology physician with a practice address in Castro Valley, California, and NPI 1770572760, issued on Oct 21, 2005. Check the license (California G70673, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Edward Nickas
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- G70673 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20055 Lake Chabot RD, Castro Valley, CA 94546
- Phone
- (510) 889-0270
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 889-8954
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060601000307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Edward Nickas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G70673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,032 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl408 claims
- Finasteride151 claims
- Cephalexin117 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl52 claims
- Bicalutamide44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Michael Edward Nickas among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Michael Edward Nickas is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Narayana Bulusu, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461821106329
- Scott Greenberg, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461477934149
- Sourjya Misra, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461699706366
- Weiwei Xu, MDCastro Valley, CA 945461992837702
- Gregory Chen, M.D.Hayward, CA 945451699853457
- George Gavallos, MDHayward, CA 945451740368596
- George Gavrell, MDHayward, CA 945451205914058
- Rabun Jones, MDHayward, CA 945451982192159
Common questions
What is Michael Edward Nickas's NPI number?
Michael Edward Nickas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770572760, issued on Oct 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Edward Nickas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20055 Lake Chabot RD, Castro Valley, CA, 94546. Phone: (510) 889-0270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Edward Nickas's license?
NPPES lists California license number G70673, 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 Michael Edward Nickas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Edward Nickas had 1,032 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Edward Nickas's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.