NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1821431842, issued on Apr 9, 2013. Check the license (California A133980, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1821431842
Name
Nickisa M. Hodgson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
A133980 CA
301302 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Potrero Ave. Bldg. 5, 4M, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone
(628) 206-8304
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240809003236); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1001 Potrero Ave. Bldg. 5, 4M

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

  1. Jaskirat TakharOphthalmology Physician1396374187

Verify Nickisa M. Hodgson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A133980
    Check the board
  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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Nickisa Hodgson80
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Erythromycin35 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): 93.5 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 score72.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%90.6
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $400.28

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nickisa Hodgson$400.28
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA

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

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

Other ophthalmology physician records in California

  1. Sam Abbassi, MD, MSWest Hills, CA1881937720
  2. Richard Abbott, M.D.San Francisco, CA1346276573
  3. Jean-Paul Abboud, M.D., PH.D.Del Mar, CA1760776728
  4. Nizar Abdelfattah, MDPasadena, CA1801359393
  5. Parastou Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1720067333
  6. Shahla Abedi, MDAliso Viejo, CA1467431072
  7. Lilit Ablabutyan, M.D.Glendale, CA1497013064
  8. Nathan Abraham, M.D.Valencia, CA1306224456
  9. James Abrams, M.D.San Bruno, CA1912903329
  10. Adam Abroms, MDWestlake Village, CA1497743702

Common questions

What is Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821431842, issued on Apr 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave. Bldg. 5, 4M, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-8304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A133980, 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 Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nickisa M. Hodgson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.