NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Brian Epstein

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Cape Girardeau, MO

Nicholas Brian Epstein is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and NPI 1992290852, issued on Jun 24, 2018. Check the license (Missouri 2021014847, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1992290852
Name
Nicholas Brian Epstein
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
2021014847 MO
2018018670 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24 S Mount Auburn RD, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Phone
(573) 331-5544
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2024
Fax
(573) 331-5545
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240707000162); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2018
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 24 S Mount Auburn RD

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

  1. Hussein Asad, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1184074924
  2. Bradley Bittle, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1760476519
  3. Courtney Bohnert, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1093639015
  4. Fadulelmola Fadul, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1861877383
  5. Andrea Faulkner, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1043341928
  6. Leticia Kelley, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1699930834

Verify Nicholas Brian Epstein in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
    Search for license 2021014847    Check the board
  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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

660 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Epstein660
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium119 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa97 claims
  3. Breztri Aerosphere81 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate61 claims
  5. Trelegy Ellipta29 claims
  6. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate27 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: $3,712.38

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Epstein$3,712.38
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Nicholas Brian Epstein among 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri

Nicholas Brian Epstein is one of 332 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 246 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207RP1001X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Missouri

There are 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri.

All 332 in Missouri → Every provider in Cape Girardeau → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hussein Asad, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031184074924
  2. Bradley Bittle, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031760476519
  3. Muhammad Ehtisham, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031407222433
  4. Fadulelmola Fadul, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031861877383
  5. Anand Narasimhadevar Venkata, M.DCape Girardeau, MO 637031801028824
  6. Khalid Khan, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637021851475669
  7. Martha Burk, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637011194714477
  8. Aravind Pothineni, MDCape Giradeau, MO 637011124215124

Common questions

What is Nicholas Brian Epstein's NPI number?

Nicholas Brian Epstein's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992290852, issued on Jun 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Brian Epstein located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 S Mount Auburn RD, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703. Phone: (573) 331-5544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Brian Epstein's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2021014847, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Brian Epstein prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Brian Epstein had 660 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.