NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Reno, NV

Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1184069544, issued on Apr 30, 2013. Check the license (Nevada 17933, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184069544
Name
Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
17933 NV
A136129 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1240 E 9TH St, Reno, NV 89512
Phone
(775) 323-0478
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(775) 789-4437
Medicaid ID
1184069544 NV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180918001787); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2013
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 1240 E 9TH St

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

  1. Susan Bauman, PAPhysician Assistant1861415382
  2. Jinger La Barge, LCSWClinical Social Worker1588067045
  3. Eric Lamberts, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1811947609
  4. John Pruett, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1881623106

Verify Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Nickolas Culpepper1,269
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl92 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl82 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate81 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate70 claims
  5. Aripiprazole52 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl52 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: $1,291.87

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nickolas Culpepper$1,291.87
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Culpepper Psychiatric Associates PLLCReno, NV

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

Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper among 316 psychiatry physician records in Nevada

Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D. is one of 316 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 144 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Nevada

There are 316 psychiatry physician records in Nevada.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Byron Czerniski, MDReno, NV 895121881185015
  2. John Pruett, M.D.Reno, NV 895121881623106
  3. Thomas Bittker, MDReno, NV 895111861424988
  4. Arbury Bolton, MDReno, NV 895111679159354
  5. Susan Drymalski, MDReno, NV 895111063442093
  6. Geraldine Steinagel, MDReno, NV 895111255400487
  7. Mark Armerding, MDReno, NV 895091316016587
  8. F Michael Irwin, MDReno, NV 895091215006457

Common questions

What is Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184069544, issued on Apr 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 E 9TH St, Reno, NV, 89512. Phone: (775) 323-0478. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 17933, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nickolas Hamilton Culpepper, M.D. had 1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.