Nichola Samantha Nelson
Nurse Practitioner · Bethesda, MD
Nichola Samantha Nelson is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1578137337, issued on May 17, 2021. Check the license (Maryland R208084, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nichola Samantha Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- R208084 MD
0024181304 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6410 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817
- Phone
- (301) 571-0019
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- Fax
- (240) 482-0555
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211203001482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nichola Samantha Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R208084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone20 claims
- Eliquis14 claims
- Gabapentin11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,391.79
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Inova Health Care ServicesAlexandria, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nichola Samantha Nelson among 1,248 nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Nichola Samantha Nelson is one of 1,248 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 68% 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 71% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 655 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nichola Samantha Nelson's NPI number?
Nichola Samantha Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578137337, issued on May 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nichola Samantha Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20817. Phone: (301) 571-0019. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nichola Samantha Nelson's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R208084, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nichola Samantha Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nichola Samantha Nelson had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nichola Samantha Nelson's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.