Nicholas Dreger, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Loma Linda, CA
Nicholas Dreger, M.D. is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Loma Linda, California, and NPI 1174902548, issued on May 19, 2015. Check the license (California A149388, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Dreger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License numbers
- A149388 CA
38421 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11234 Anderson St Ste 4439, Loma Linda, CA 92354
- Phone
- (909) 558-4000
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231110002208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Dreger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A149388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.7 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: $14.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 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
- Faculty Physicians And Surgeons OF LlusmLoma Linda, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Dreger among 363 pediatric cardiology physician records in California
Nicholas Dreger, M.D. is one of 363 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 363 pediatric cardiology physician records in California.
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The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Micheal Kuhn, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541659394328
- Ryan Serrano, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541194160804
- Natalie Shwaish, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541104264217
- Andrew Souza, D.O.Loma Linda, CA 923541457585010
- Sharib Gaffar, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923501962934927
Common questions
What is Nicholas Dreger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Dreger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174902548, issued on May 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Dreger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11234 Anderson St Ste 4439, Loma Linda, CA, 92354. Phone: (909) 558-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Dreger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A149388, 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.
What is Nicholas Dreger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.7 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.