Nicole Anisha Somani, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Iowa City, IA
Nicole Anisha Somani, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1861012858, issued on Apr 20, 2020. Check the license (Iowa MD-52988, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Anisha Somani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD-52988 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr Unit 10915, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-3705
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Fax
- (319) 353-6030
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240716003811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Anisha Somani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-52988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
- Combigan17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate15 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: $503.47
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
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
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Anisha Somani among 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa
Nicole Anisha Somani, MD is one of 220 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 94 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Anisha Somani, MD's NPI number?
Nicole Anisha Somani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861012858, issued on Apr 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Anisha Somani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr Unit 10915, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-3705. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Anisha Somani, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-52988, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Anisha Somani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Anisha Somani, MD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.