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2026 NPPES data Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician NPI 1780145334 MD, PHD
Verify on CMS → Nicholas Race, MD, PHD
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician in Sacramento, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 97 in Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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MIPS score
77.5/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$87.46
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average.
- 77.5/100
- MIPS score · -6 vs avg
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥20th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1780145334 · Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-BELOW · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1780145334
- ENUM-RECENT 2019
- TAX-TRACE 97
- MIPS-BELOW 77.5/100
- BOOK-THIN 7 in California
- PHOTO-FINISH Kevin Franzese · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Arielle Berkowit…
Arielle Berkowitz
75.8 MIPS pts
- Samuel Clanton ·…
Samuel Clanton
76.2 MIPS pts
- Race · this prov…
Race · this provider
77.5 MIPS pts
- Kevin Franzese ·…
Kevin Franzese
77.5 MIPS pts
- Diane Thompson ·…
Diane Thompson
78.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
78 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Nicholas Race, MD, PHD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
MIPS final score
77.5/100 6 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 77.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1780145334 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician |
| Credentials | MD, PHD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/27/2019 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
77.5068
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
68.6144
Quality
56.4081
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nicholas Race, MD, PHD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Regents OF The Univ OF CA
Sacramento, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nicholas Race, MD, PHD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$87
Largest payer
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nicholas Race, MD, PHD. To verify Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
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Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Overview
How Nicholas Race, MD, PHD fits within the Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician landscape nationally.
97
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Providers in US
27
States with Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
353
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Race, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2019)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Race.
One of 7 Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's specialty? ▼
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD specializes in Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician and practices in Sacramento, California. Credentials: MD, PHD.
What is Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.5/100 (Quality: 68.6, Cost: 56.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nicholas Race, MD, PHD located? ▼
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD is located at 4860 Y ST, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (317) 627-7229.
What is Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's NPI number? ▼
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780145334, issued on 03/27/2019.
How many Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 97 Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers across 27 states in the US. The average Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician provider writes 353 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Nicholas Race, MD, PHD accept Medicare? ▼
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's credentials? ▼
Nicholas Race, MD, PHD's NPI is 1780145334 with credentials MD, PHD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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