William D. Nicholson, MD
Surgery Physician · Plano, TX
William D. Nicholson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1154327617, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Texas L1953, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William D. Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L1953 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 Legacy Dr Ste 215, Plano, TX 75024
- Phone
- (972) 494-3100
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Fax
- (972) 608-0005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081104000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5000 Legacy Dr Ste 215
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Long, M.D.Surgery Physician1134110257
- Daniela OrozcoPhysician Assistant1376277715
- Roy Plascensia, RDRegistered Dietitian1831872217
Verify William D. Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L1953Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $3,848.24
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is William D. Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
William D. Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154327617, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William D. Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Legacy Dr Ste 215, Plano, TX, 75024. Phone: (972) 494-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William D. Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1953, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William D. Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William D. Nicholson, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.