William Lanier Nicholson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hiawassee, GA
William Lanier Nicholson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hiawassee, Georgia, and NPI 1982867685, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (Georgia GA8845, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- William Lanier Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- GA8845 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 563 Oak Ridge Drive, Hiawassee, GA 30546
- Phone
- (706) 896-2832
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 896-2832
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Lanier Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license GA8845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
William Lanier Nicholson among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
William Lanier Nicholson, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hiawassee
They are 7 of the 79 NPPES records with a practice address in Hiawassee, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kayla AkersHiawassee, GA 305461659078145
- Samuel Church, MDHiawassee, GA 305461053398149
- Tracy Edwards, MDHiawassee, GA 305461013979855
- Jonathan Lawrence, MDHiawassee, GA 305461972809382
- Kilee Smith, DOHiawassee, GA 305461043400013
- Robert Stahlkuppe, M.D.Hiawassee, GA 305461356440853
- Shannon Ellis, MDHoschton, GA 305481124219563
- Marissa Maricel Mercado, MDHoschton, GA 305481649408667
Common questions
What is William Lanier Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
William Lanier Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982867685, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Lanier Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 563 Oak Ridge Drive, Hiawassee, GA, 30546. Phone: (706) 896-2832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Lanier Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number GA8845, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.