Nicole Topilow, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Nicole Topilow, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1215468376, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (California A171573, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Topilow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A171573 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5330 Carroll Canyon RD Ste 210, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 450-1010
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2024
- Fax
- (858) 450-9451
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210811002218); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5330 Carroll Canyon RD Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Catherine Sheils, MDOphthalmology Physician1932605649
Verify Nicole Topilow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A171573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth188 claims
- Erythromycin85 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone38 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): 72.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $337.73
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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
- Pacific Eye Institute A Medical Group IncOceanside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Topilow among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Nicole Topilow, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachael Allen, D.OSan Diego, CA 921211801275391
- Sandy Feldman, M.D,San Diego, CA 921211821284092
- Kaushal Kulkarni, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211710147830
- Manoj Motwani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211568887149
- Padma Nanduri, M.D., F.A.C.S.San Diego, CA 921211528054640
- Debra Quick, O.D.San Diego, CA 921211376556233
- Catherine Sheils, MDSan Diego, CA 921211932605649
- Lydia Marcella Torres, O.D.San Diego, CA 921211144295171
Common questions
What is Nicole Topilow, MD's NPI number?
Nicole Topilow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215468376, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Topilow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5330 Carroll Canyon RD Ste 210, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 450-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Topilow, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A171573, 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 Nicole Topilow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Topilow, MD had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Topilow, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 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.