NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott E. Nicholls, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Woodbury, MN

Scott E. Nicholls, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1063587947, issued on Nov 23, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 49580, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063587947
Name
Scott E. Nicholls
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
49580 MN
EC-05-141 ME
87321-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1925 Woodwinds Dr, Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone
(651) 232-0228
Enumerated
Nov 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1925 Woodwinds Dr

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

  1. Virgilio Aguilar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316913775
  2. Peter Arnesen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104871235
  3. Ryan Ban, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1154701282
  4. Amy Bandt, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1699007633
  5. Matthew Beatty, PA-CPhysician Assistant1558537860
  6. Marcy Bents, CNPNurse Practitioner1053587048

Verify Scott E. Nicholls in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Nicholls166
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin19 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  3. Prednisone19 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Scott E. Nicholls among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota

Scott E. Nicholls, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rudolf Alvey, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251396914008
  2. Douglas Friederich, MDWoodbury, MN 551251710047253
  3. Sandy Fritzlar, MDWoodbury, MN 551251720128648
  4. Jonathan Grimes, MDWoodbury, MN 551251891721759
  5. Gerald Hill, MDWoodbury, MN 551251568490092
  6. James Koch, D.O.Woodbury, MN 551251447419668
  7. Noah Maddy, MDWoodbury, MN 551251780098483
  8. Steven Palm, MDWoodbury, MN 551251154411221

Common questions

What is Scott E. Nicholls, MD's NPI number?

Scott E. Nicholls, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063587947, issued on Nov 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott E. Nicholls, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1925 Woodwinds Dr, Woodbury, MN, 55125. Phone: (651) 232-0228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott E. Nicholls, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 49580, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Scott E. Nicholls, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott E. Nicholls, MD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Scott E. Nicholls, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.