Nicholas Placone
Gastroenterology Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Nicholas Placone is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1023513009, issued on Mar 29, 2018. Check the license (California A164390, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Placone
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A164390 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 Bishop St Ste 230, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 434-5530
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Fax
- (805) 434-0023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240705003112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1551 Bishop St Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Cordova, PAMedical Physician Assistant1467596676
- Kristen Escobar, NPNurse Practitioner1770432577
- Paul Guzik, DOGastroenterology Physician1558858183
- Jeffrey Mundorf, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1598746174
- Vance Rodgers, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1427039916
- Laureen Roos-Oeser, NP, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508174046
Verify Nicholas Placone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A164390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole38 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: $148.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Pacific Central Coast Health CentersSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Placone's NPI number?
Nicholas Placone's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023513009, issued on Mar 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Placone located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 Bishop St Ste 230, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 434-5530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Placone's license?
NPPES lists California license number A164390, 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 Placone prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Placone had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.