NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nils P. Nickel

Pulmonary Disease Physician · El Paso, TX

Nils P. Nickel is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1528488731, issued on Apr 27, 2014. Check the license (Texas S9043, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528488731
Name
Nils P. Nickel
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
S9043 TX
A144404 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone
(915) 215-5200
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2023
Fax
(915) 215-8640
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201211002511); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4801 Alberta Ave

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

  1. Amarachi Abanobi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891532990
  2. Aamer Abbas, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1508975772
  3. Mehran Abolbashari, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1144633272
  4. Muhammad Absar-Ul-Haq, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366386849
  5. Prakrati Acharya, M.B.B.SInternal Medicine Physician1053750018
  6. Luis Acosta, M.D.Neurology Physician1235140997

Verify Nils P. Nickel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

321 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.

  1. Nils Nickel321
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Adempas51 claims
  2. Opsumit38 claims
  3. Uptravi32 claims
  4. Fluticasone-Salmeterol24 claims
  5. Furosemide24 claims
  6. Winrevair13 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: $299.67

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nils Nickel$299.67
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX

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

Nils P. Nickel among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Nils P. Nickel is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harold Hughes, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051699703124
  2. Samuel Huseman, MDEl Paso, TX 799051699415471
  3. Landy Luna Diaz, M.DEl Paso, TX 799051215469341
  4. Sheldon RaoEl Paso, TX 799051063934354
  5. Manuel Rivera, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051083642037
  6. Erasto Cortes, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021154321263
  7. Gonzalo Diaz, MDEl Paso, TX 799021134129240
  8. Emilio Gonzalez-Ayala, MDEl Paso, TX 799021366441701

Common questions

What is Nils P. Nickel's NPI number?

Nils P. Nickel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528488731, issued on Apr 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nils P. Nickel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 215-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nils P. Nickel's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S9043, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nils P. Nickel prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nils P. Nickel had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.