NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D

Psychiatry Physician · Baltimore, MD

Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1427007681, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D53949, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1427007681
Name
Nicola Gerardo Cascella
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
D53949 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
Phone
(410) 938-3000
Enumerated
May 8, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 938-5131
Medicaid ID
213702000 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100628000465); may accept Medicare assignment
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.
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Also registered at 6501 N. Charles Street

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

  1. Brianna GrantMental Health Counselor1013893361
  2. Christine Liszewski, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1932360518
  3. Sharon Moore, MDPsychiatry Physician1730101130

Verify Nicola Gerardo Cascella in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

784 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Nicola Cascella784
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clozapine84 claims
  2. Lamotrigine65 claims
  3. Risperidone55 claims
  4. Benztropine Mesylate45 claims
  5. Clonazepam40 claims
  6. Haloperidol36 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score64.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD

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

497 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 497 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.

Other psychiatry physician records in Maryland

  1. Hina Aamir, M.D.Aberdeen, MD1376777979
  2. Scott Aaronson, M.D.Baltimore, MD1376610790
  3. Archil Abashidze, MDGlen Burnie, MD1891717757
  4. Muhammad Abbas, M.D.Sykesville, MD1801898168
  5. Safiyyah Abdul Rahman, MDBaltimore, MD1669691416
  6. Eapen Abraham, M. D.Perry Point, MD1467415521
  7. Vinod AbrahamHollywood, MD1457438350
  8. Scott AbrahamsonHagerstown, MD1710515465
  9. Somya Abubucker, MDBaltimore, MD1033508361
  10. Elia Acevedo Diaz, M.DGaithersburg, MD1750720553

Common questions

What is Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D's NPI number?

Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427007681, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21204. Phone: (410) 938-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D53949, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D had 784 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicola Gerardo Cascella, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.