NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert E. Nixon, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Dartmouth, MA

Robert E. Nixon, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and NPI 1447226329, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 79373, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; 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
1447226329
Name
Robert E. Nixon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
79373 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 Faunce Corner RD, Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone
(508) 996-3991
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2023
Medicaid ID
3127915 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050603000734); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1989
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 535 Faunce Corner RD

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

  1. Erica Ahaesy, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568891620
  2. Debby Almeida, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134289127
  3. Jean AmorePhysician Assistant1932082963
  4. Sharon Anderson, M.S., CCC-AAudiologist1083864110
  5. Luiza Arbain, PHARMD.Pharmacist1245232099
  6. Selina AvelinoAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1831839059

Verify Robert E. Nixon in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

104 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Nixon104
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
  3. Mupirocin16 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lifespan Physician Group OF Massachusetts IncDartmouth, MA

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

Robert E. Nixon among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Robert E. Nixon, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Andelman, MDNorth Dartmouth, MA 027471669455051
  2. Keith Baldwin, DONorth Dartmouth, MA 027471053587626
  3. Victor Pricolo, MDNorth Dartmouth, MA 027471861490807
  4. Odysseus Argy, M.D.South Dartmouth, MA 027481295943561
  5. C Fogg, MDNew Bedford, MA 027451871551952
  6. Muiz Khir, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027451659327724
  7. Robert Greene, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401598710667
  8. Michael Courchesne, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211154773380

Common questions

What is Robert E. Nixon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert E. Nixon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447226329, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert E. Nixon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 Faunce Corner RD, Dartmouth, MA, 02747. Phone: (508) 996-3991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert E. Nixon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 79373, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert E. Nixon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert E. Nixon, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.