Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nicole Bernal, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Columbus, OH

Nicole Bernal, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1811194426, issued on Jun 27, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35082696, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1811194426
Name
Nicole Bernal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License number
35082696 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone
(614) 293-2876
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1581 Dodd Dr

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

  1. Leama Ajaka, MDInfectious Disease Physician1548792104
  2. Ali Al Safi, MDInfectious Disease Physician1073140323
  3. Nathaniel Albright, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225690761
  4. Gerald Arnold, APRN-CNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1023257417
  5. Haylie Badely, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891546966
  6. Betsey Benson, PH.D.Psychologist1104959030

Verify Nicole Bernal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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The Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.3 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 score76.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,301.62

15 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicole Bernal$4,301.62
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

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. Osu Surgery, LLCColumbus, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Ohio

There are 97 surgical critical care physician records in Ohio.

Other surgical critical care physician records in Ohio

  1. Micah AnchetaDayton, OH1588104905
  2. Andrew Angus, M.D.Montgomery, OH1164802492
  3. Krishna Athota, MDCincinnati, OH1710195201
  4. John Bach, M.D.Columbus, OH1891990859
  5. Paul Beery, MDColumbus, OH1508918319
  6. Alexander Bertke, DOAkron, OH1811516321
  7. Christian Bulcao, MDCincinnati, OH1518160456
  8. Tony Capizzani, M.D.Cleveland, OH1205035888
  9. Alexander Chapman, M.D.Mansfield, OH1518200690
  10. Allyn Checovich, M.D.Columbus, OH1255743258

Common questions

What is Nicole Bernal, MD's NPI number?

Nicole Bernal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811194426, issued on Jun 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Bernal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 293-2876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Bernal, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35082696, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Nicole Bernal, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.