Robert J. Nicholson, MD
Specialist · Hammond, LA
Robert J. Nicholson, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1124417373, issued on Jan 12, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 016664, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert J. Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 016664 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 42078 Veterans Avenue, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 542-7177
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2023
- Fax
- (985) 340-7078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210216000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert J. Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 016664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
9,524 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 3,970 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,427 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,037 claims
- Gabapentin717 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl568 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er334 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl329 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: $481.81
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Valinor Pharma, LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Neuromuscular Medical Association LLCMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert J. Nicholson among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Robert J. Nicholson, MD is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Louisiana
There are 550 specialist records in Louisiana.
All 550 in Louisiana → Every provider in Hammond → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Booth, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031639174741
- Susan Brocato, M.ED., L.P.C.Hammond, LA 704031861627622
- Shannan Brown, LMTHammond, LA 704031366581084
- John Fambrough, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031659314623
- Sarah McGuire, BS,HSHammond, LA 704031568179240
- Gregory Mula, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031265437362
- Pervez Mussarat, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031134121999
- Jason Reina, MDHammond, LA 704031548236391
Common questions
What is Robert J. Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
Robert J. Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124417373, issued on Jan 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert J. Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 42078 Veterans Avenue, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 542-7177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert J. Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 016664, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert J. Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert J. Nicholson, MD had 9,524 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.