NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Mobile, AL

William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1578183323, issued on Apr 22, 2020. Check the license (Alabama MD.43740, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1578183323
Name
William Berney Caine Nicolson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD.43740 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
141 Tuscaloosa St, Mobile, AL 36607
Phone
(251) 433-3344
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2026
Fax
(251) 433-4052
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250310000483); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2020
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 141 Tuscaloosa St

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

  1. Caesar Agagan, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1285610576
  2. Jennifer Corser-McNeelyNurse Practitioner1316411176
  3. Randy Dotson, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1467434787
  4. Robyn Hiller Browne, C.R.N.P.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1679848071
  5. Druhan Howell, M.D.Allergy Physician1790877892
  6. Peter Lutz, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1700815891

Verify William Berney Caine Nicolson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

109 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. William Nicolson109
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin24 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta16 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
  4. Fluticasone-Salmeterol12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Stv Pulmonary Group LLCBirmingham, AL

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

William Berney Caine Nicolson among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caesar Agagan, MDMobile, AL 366071285610576
  2. Randy Dotson, MDMobile, AL 366071467434787
  3. Peter Lutz, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071700815891
  4. Scott Patterson, MDMobile, AL 366071891778684
  5. Virginia Radcliff, MDMobile, AL 366071811121676
  6. Campbell Sindel, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071578975181
  7. Donald Bedsole, MDMobile, AL 366081174743223
  8. Ji Young Lee, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081235461930

Common questions

What is William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD's NPI number?

William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578183323, issued on Apr 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 141 Tuscaloosa St, Mobile, AL, 36607. Phone: (251) 433-3344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.43740, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Berney Caine Nicolson, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.