Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1881731610, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 62508, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Howard Nicholas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 62508 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3727 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN 37218
- Phone
- (629) 895-0080
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2023
- Fax
- (629) 895-5389
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081222000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3727 Clarksville Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ryan Howard Nicholas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 62508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,548 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium237 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium229 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate204 claims
- Losartan Potassium192 claims
- Simvastatin173 claims
- Lisinopril118 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.44
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationFolsom, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Howard Nicholas among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sarah Taylor, FNPNashville, TN 372191689508004
- Helmut Harnisch, MDNashville, TN 372201285748715
- James Pogue, MDNashville, TN 372201245227891
- Margaret Wilson, FNP-CNashville, TN 372161619700960
Common questions
What is Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881731610, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3727 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN, 37218. Phone: (629) 895-0080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 62508, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D. had 4,548 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ryan Howard Nicholas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.
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.