Nicklesh Thakur, D.O.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
Nicklesh Thakur, D.O. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1801917554, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (California 20A9158, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicklesh Thakur
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 20A9158 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 L St, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 454-6850
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 454-6852
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050829000874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2800 L St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sarah Chan, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1437353125
- Samuel Ciricillo, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1841305554
- Richard Ericson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1649314055
Verify Nicklesh Thakur in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A9158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
5,778 Medicare Part D claims for 654 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa1,111 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er534 claims
- Gabapentin341 claims
- Rytary287 claims
- Donepezil Hcl209 claims
- Amantadine173 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: $292.33
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicklesh Thakur among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Nicklesh Thakur, D.O. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesse Babbitz, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161740266758
- Orin Bloch, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161710018551
- Michael Chan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161447406509
- Samuel Ciricillo, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161841305554
- Branden Cord, MD, PHDSacramento, CA 958161861750713
- Andrew Fox, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161952322877
- Kevin Hsieh, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161689864506
- Alexander Ivanov, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161285895045
Common questions
What is Nicklesh Thakur, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicklesh Thakur, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801917554, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicklesh Thakur, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 L St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 454-6850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicklesh Thakur, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A9158, 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 Nicklesh Thakur, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicklesh Thakur, D.O. had 5,778 Medicare Part D claims for 654 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.