Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Ventura, CA
Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1689230450, issued on May 16, 2019. Check the license (California A185351, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Edward Peterson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A185351 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 970 Petit Ave Ste D2, Ventura, CA 93004
- Phone
- (805) 272-0020
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2026
- Fax
- (651) 666-1610
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231027003369); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Edward Peterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A185351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amitriptyline Hcl15 claims
- Pregabalin15 claims
- Baclofen13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.8 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: $2,852.92
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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 4 group practices
- Community Memorial Health SystemVentura, CA
- Epidaurus MedicalValencia, CA
- Hasan Badday MD PCLos Angeles, CA
- Precision Occupational Medical Group IncGarden Grove, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Edward Peterson among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Nguyen, MDVentura, CA 930031700248721
- Kevin Jiang, M.D.Camarillo, CA 930101134480510
- Farid Kia, M.DCamarillo, CA 930101902053663
- Tristan Zhang, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011427318054
- Sharon Basham, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051104842541
- Barry Ross, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051588680060
- Karl Sandin, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051225055114
- Vincenzo Vitto, DOSanta Barbara, CA 931051689878225
Common questions
What is Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689230450, issued on May 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 970 Petit Ave Ste D2, Ventura, CA, 93004. Phone: (805) 272-0020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A185351, 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.
How much does Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Edward Peterson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 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.