Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · San Diego, CA
Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1063701068, issued on Mar 31, 2011. Check the license (California A122511, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas William Wettersten
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A122511 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (858) 657-8630
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180702003571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas William Wettersten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A122511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,229 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone88 claims
- Entresto81 claims
- Carvedilol72 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Bumetanide64 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate64 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: $213.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
- Dmitry Abramov, M.D.Loma Linda, CA1649439670
- Eric Adler, M.DSan Diego, CA1477699601
- Tishangi Agrawal, MDSouth Pasadena, CA1396003257
- Kevin Alexander, MDStanford, CA1487953865
- Mandar ArasSan Francisco, CA1720377146
- Babak Azarbal, MDLos Angeles, CA1669402863
- Denise Barnard, M.D.San Diego, CA1669497731
- Leila BeachSan Francisco, CA1861811044
- Andrea Boettcher, NPSan Diego, CA1073161329
- Claudio Bravo Carrillo, M.D.San Francisco, CA1003254186
Common questions
What is Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063701068, issued on Mar 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 657-8630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A122511, 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 William Wettersten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas William Wettersten, M.D. had 1,229 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.