NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Bradenton, FL

Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bradenton, Florida, and NPI 1780643742, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME140408, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780643742
Name
Stephen Peter Nicholas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME140408 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1505 53RD Ave E, Bradenton, FL 34203
Phone
(941) 357-7950
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(941) 840-1003
Medicaid ID
202193207 MO
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 1505 53RD Ave E

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

  1. Hector De Los Santos Hernandez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467189696
  2. Shalini HemachandranInternal Medicine Physician1659724573
  3. Derek Hiltz, DOFamily Medicine Physician1366494742
  4. Jay Lao, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1265920607
  5. Christopher Oldrich, DPMPodiatrist1740282078
  6. Gustavo Prada, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326337759

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,025 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Nicholas8,025
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium473 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate314 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl275 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium268 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium257 claims
  6. Lisinopril255 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: $18.16

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Nicholas$18.16
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Peter Nicholas among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

125 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bradenton

They are 125 of the 3,931 NPPES records with a practice address in Bradenton, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Coppa, D.O.Bradenton, FL 342031376540500
  2. Hector De Los Santos Hernandez, MDBradenton, FL 342031467189696
  3. Shalini HemachandranBradenton, FL 342031659724573
  4. Sreelatha Kakarala, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031891757662
  5. Milena Khorshid, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031235265349
  6. Nirmala Kishun-Jit, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342031164756334
  7. Elizabeth Ortiz-GonzalezBradenton, FL 342031629350871
  8. Padmini Rajan, M.DBradenton, FL 342031588626584

Common questions

What is Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780643742, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 53RD Ave E, Bradenton, FL, 34203. Phone: (941) 357-7950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME140408, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Peter Nicholas, M.D. had 8,025 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.