NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578725560, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD442557, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1578725560
Name
Nicole Dalton Wheeler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
MD442557 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone
(412) 348-0330
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2008
Record last updated
May 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 348-0338
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130603000037); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2008
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 9104 Babcock Blvd

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

  1. William AbrahamSpecialist1205805587
  2. Whitney Adams, CRNPNurse Practitioner1578996450
  3. Daniel AgnewSpecialist1811966112
  4. Sharon Baer, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1306800917
  5. Paul Baldwin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1578884409
  6. Katie Barry, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1881996007

Verify Nicole Dalton Wheeler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

666 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Nicole Wheeler666
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone82 claims
  2. Cephalexin42 claims
  3. Cefazolin Sodium37 claims
  4. Amoxicillin35 claims
  5. Cefadroxil35 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate34 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): 71.9 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 score57.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $174.53

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicole Wheeler$174.53
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Romano, Pontzer And Associates, LimitedPittsburgh, PA

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

Nicole Dalton Wheeler among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania

Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Micah Jacobs, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371386845022
  2. Usha Rani Karumudi, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371356368385
  3. Raymond Pontzer, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371144262031
  4. Joseph Romano, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371083646434
  5. Andrew Sahud, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371184626608
  6. Kathleen Sheridan, DOPittsburgh, PA 152371659540698
  7. Aaron Lucas, MDPittsburgh, PA 152401083001119
  8. Robert Muder, MDPittsburgh, PA 152401841392156

Common questions

What is Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD's NPI number?

Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578725560, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 348-0330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD442557, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD had 666 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.9 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.

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