Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1720652274, issued on May 19, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina MD86031, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikki Cotten Westbrook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD86031 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 Fort Jackson Blvd Ste 270, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone
- (803) 764-3555
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 860313 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260306001612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, Greenville, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4500 Fort Jackson Blvd Ste 270
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nikki Cotten Westbrook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD86031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate21 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: $38.78
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeLancaster, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nikki Cotten Westbrook among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Paul Fredette, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091831283647
- Matthew Gaskins, MDColumbia, SC 292091669784674
- Vernetta Jacobs, MDColumbia, SC 292091285726935
- Katherine Larson, D.O.Columbia, SC 292091669794749
- Frank Pechal, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091003913088
Common questions
What is Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD's NPI number?
Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720652274, issued on May 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Fort Jackson Blvd Ste 270, Columbia, SC, 29209. Phone: (803) 764-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD86031, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikki Cotten Westbrook, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.