Nicholas C. Hernandez
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Nicholas C. Hernandez is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1811377476, issued on Jun 8, 2015. Check the license (Washington MD60934863, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas C. Hernandez
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD60934863 WA
R75133 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 596-3300
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Fax
- (253) 596-3301
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190920003098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Charles Anderson, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1225004120
Verify Nicholas C. Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60934863Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Cefdinir12 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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): 88.2 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonTacoma, WA
- Northwest Emergency Physicians LLCFederal Way, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 167 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas C. Hernandez's NPI number?
Nicholas C. Hernandez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811377476, issued on Jun 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas C. Hernandez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 596-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas C. Hernandez's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60934863, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas C. Hernandez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas C. Hernandez had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas C. Hernandez's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.