NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholls Nelson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY

Nicholls Nelson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1194257212, issued on Mar 29, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 53927, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1194257212
Name
Nicholls Nelson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
53927 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Audubon Plaza Dr, Louisville, KY 40217
Phone
(502) 634-6767
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220810002379); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2020
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 1 Audubon Plaza Dr

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

  1. Paul Adams, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1235186529
  2. Sherry Adkisson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407203862
  3. Maher Alia, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1669050290
  4. Elisa Archer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194200253
  5. Santina Arnold, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1366033854
  6. Karim AshamPodiatrist1285318899

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholls Nelson117
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score72.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Spgs, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Colorado West Emergency Physicians LLCGrand Junction, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky

  1. Atam Abbi, MDLebanon, KY1215099593
  2. Joshua Abell, MDEdgewood, KY1578983508
  3. Paul Adams, MDLouisville, KY1235186529
  4. Robert Adams, MBBSMadisonville, KY1922760073
  5. Brian Adkins, M.D.Lexington, KY1598710717
  6. Jessica Adkins, MDLexington, KY1639708712
  7. Amal Agarwal, D.O.Lexington, KY1932259827
  8. Muhammad Ahmed, MDLexington, KY1912053042
  9. Dominic Aiello, MDLouisville, KY1215687322
  10. Kenneth Ajabor, M.D.West Liberty, KY1023292562

Common questions

What is Nicholls Nelson, MD's NPI number?

Nicholls Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194257212, issued on Mar 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholls Nelson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Audubon Plaza Dr, Louisville, KY, 40217. Phone: (502) 634-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholls Nelson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 53927, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholls Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholls Nelson, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholls Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100. 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.