Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Richland, WA
Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Richland, Washington, and NPI 1518250554, issued on May 24, 2011. Check the license (Washington PA60217353, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Robert Nickolaus
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA60217353 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 875 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352
- Phone
- (509) 946-1654
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 943-5652
- Medicaid ID
- 1518250554 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110603000124); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy Robert Nickolaus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA60217353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
293 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Amoxicillin29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl28 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl20 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium14 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): 83.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $82.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Timothy Robert Nickolaus among 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington
Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA is one of 1,068 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2011, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Richland
They are 18 of the 1,955 NPPES records with a practice address in Richland, and 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA's NPI number?
Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518250554, issued on May 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 875 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA, 99352. Phone: (509) 946-1654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA60217353, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA had 293 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy Robert Nickolaus, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.