NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Ralston, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Marysville, OH

Nicholas Ralston, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Marysville, Ohio, and NPI 1982280343, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (Ohio 34.016243, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982280343
Name
Nicholas Ralston
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
34.016243 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10190 US Highway 42 Ste 120, Marysville, OH 43040
Phone
(614) 792-5200
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2024
Fax
(614) 792-5353
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230906003108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic 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 10190 US Highway 42 Ste 120

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

  1. Jessica Harrah, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568112886

Verify Nicholas Ralston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

976 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Ralston976
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium31 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium29 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl26 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): 90.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%77.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ohiohealth CorporationMarysville, OH

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

Nicholas Ralston among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio

Nicholas Ralston, DO is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% 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 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Marysville

They are 27 of the 711 NPPES records with a practice address in Marysville, and 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Badenhop, M.D.Marysville, OH 430401376594168
  2. Matthew Everett, DOMarysville, OH 430401609827716
  3. Michael Fay, M.D.Marysville, OH 430401144314329
  4. Delia Herzog, M.D.Marysville, OH 430401285684282
  5. Susanna Johnson, M.D.Marysville, OH 430401487640595
  6. Kenneth Knickerbocker, D.O.Marysville, OH 430401316157472
  7. Joseph Linscott, DOMarysville, OH 430401811993801
  8. Thomas McConnell, D.O.Marysville, OH 430401679569784

Common questions

What is Nicholas Ralston, DO's NPI number?

Nicholas Ralston, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982280343, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Ralston, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10190 US Highway 42 Ste 120, Marysville, OH, 43040. Phone: (614) 792-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Ralston, DO's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 34.016243, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Ralston, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Ralston, DO had 976 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Ralston, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.5 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.