NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Hicks, DC

Chiropractor · Santa Cruz, CA

Nicholas Hicks, DC is a chiropractor with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1154129872, issued on Mar 6, 2025. Check the license (California DC37221, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154129872
Name
Nicholas Hicks
Credential
DC
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
DC37221 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1510 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone
(831) 217-3338
Enumerated
Mar 6, 2025
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250505003284); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Palmer College Chiropractic - West Sunnyvale, 2024
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
    Search for license DC37221    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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Nicholas Hicks among 11,498 chiropractor records in California

Nicholas Hicks, DC is one of 11,498 chiropractor records with a practice address in California. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 1999 among the 2,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 chiropractor records list a practice address in Santa Cruz

They are 70 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 11,498 chiropractor records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

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The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Abend, DCSanta Cruz, CA 950621740394337
  2. Mark Bernhard, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950621013089739
  3. Sandra Linwood, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950621235255324
  4. Elizabeth Quinn, M.S., D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950621306983747
  5. Lindsay Sedar, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950621073543393
  6. Carol Shwery, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950621508938242
  7. Sylvia Skefich, DCSanta Cruz, CA 950621790876993
  8. Eric Soltanoff, D.C, A.R.TSanta Cruz, CA 950621144390865

Common questions

What is Nicholas Hicks, DC's NPI number?

Nicholas Hicks, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154129872, issued on Mar 6, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Hicks, DC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1510 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 217-3338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Hicks, DC's license?

NPPES lists California license number DC37221, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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