NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Jay Nicholson, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · York, PA

Walter Jay Nicholson, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in York, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1235177189, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD017640E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1235177189
Name
Walter Jay Nicholson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
MD017640E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Monument RD, York, PA 17403
Phone
(717) 851-2441
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2022
Fax
(717) 260-3322
Medicaid ID
000696514 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100812000244); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1969
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 30 Monument RD

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

  1. Danah Althoff, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1023887007
  2. Peter Barclay, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1962431338
  3. Doris Baskette, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1235504887
  4. Stewart Benton, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1386930097
  5. Peggy Bixler, MSN, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1184913758
  6. Sara Briggs, PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANMedical Physician Assistant1841742822

Verify Walter Jay Nicholson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Walter Nicholson25
  2. Specialty average3,179

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: $227.55

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Nicholson$227.55
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

  1. Wellspan Medical GroupYork, PA

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

Walter Jay Nicholson among 296 interventional cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania

Walter Jay Nicholson, MD is one of 296 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 97% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated1969 · median 2000 among the 259 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 296 interventional cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stewart Benton, M.D.York, PA 174031386930097
  2. Rhian Davies, D.O.York, PA 174031174899702
  3. Brent Dembo, M.D.York, PA 174031083009096
  4. Sean Janzer, MDYork, PA 174031518962331
  5. Dhruv Mahtta, DO, MBAYork, PA 174031396108049
  6. Jae Yoon Park, MDYork, PA 174031962798397
  7. Jeremy Rier, DOYork, PA 174031326368812
  8. Thomas Schryver, MDYork, PA 174031831114503

Common questions

What is Walter Jay Nicholson, MD's NPI number?

Walter Jay Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235177189, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Jay Nicholson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Monument RD, York, PA, 17403. Phone: (717) 851-2441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Jay Nicholson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD017640E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Jay Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Jay Nicholson, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.