NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Portland, OR

Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1154908671, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license (Oregon MD218844, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; 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
1154908671
Name
Nicholas Hobart Nowell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD218844 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR 97239
Phone
(503) 494-1164
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2025
Fax
(503) 494-5502
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250110003224); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2021
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 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD

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

  1. Alex AamodtCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1154257590
  2. Jefferson Abaricia, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073215711
  3. Kenneth Abbey, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588779342
  4. Matthew Abbott, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1154738003
  5. Ayah Abdelsalam Megahed, MD, MSCVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1023503596
  6. Obada Abdulrazzak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598567430

Verify Nicholas Hobart Nowell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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  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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Nowell1,095
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium90 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium39 claims
  3. Omeprazole39 claims
  4. Lisinopril32 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  6. Ventolin Hfa28 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestClackamas, OR
  2. Tuality Medical Group LLCHillsboro, OR
  3. University Professional ServicesPortland, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nicholas Hobart Nowell among 471 hospitalist physician records in Oregon

Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD is one of 471 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 92% 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 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2009 among the 400 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Oregon

There are 471 hospitalist physician records in Oregon.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Caverzagie, MDPortland, OR 972391033158084
  2. Priscilla Codiga, M.DPortland, OR 972391629009402
  3. Sima Desai, MDPortland, OR 972391649377417
  4. Tanja Epley, DOPortland, OR 972391336119635
  5. Rebecca Harrison, MDPortland, OR 972391922015841
  6. Mark Helfand, MDPortland, OR 972391972697522
  7. Alan Hunter, MDPortland, OR 972391437165982
  8. Elizabeth Lahti, MDPortland, OR 972391639190564

Common questions

What is Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154908671, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-1164. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD218844, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Hobart Nowell, MD had 1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.

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.