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Dr. Brian Emison Nicholson , MD

Urology • Lubbock, TX

Active NPI 1376541490 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

3612 23rd St
Lubbock, TX 794101326

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3612 23rd St

Lubbock, TX 794101326

Telephone 8067938787
Fax 8067930150
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Kirk, Nicholson & Reynolds, L.l.p. Facility NPI 1346395167

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Covenant Medical Group. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare patients

668 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $213,020 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $155,952 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

8,059 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$911,219 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $1,361.33 across 55 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $1,184.36 across 53 records.
  • Education: $176.97 across 2 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 17)

  • Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.: $318.41 across 15 records.
  • Astellas Pharma US Inc: $234.69 across 4 records.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation: $222.34 across 10 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

32 years (graduated 1994)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1994 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2005

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Nicholson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Nicholson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Lubbock and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Lubbock, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,014. Middle half: 567 to 5,118.

More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,751. Middle half: 623 to 4,690.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Lubbock, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $169,439. Middle half: $33,102 to $255,407.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $130,907. Middle half: $56,287 to $242,595.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Lubbock, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $125,206. Middle half: $22,977 to $201,157.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 608 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $98,400. Middle half: $41,252 to $185,944.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Urology in Lubbock, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,650. Middle half: 405 to 2,216.

More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 667 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,254. Middle half: 393 to 2,342.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Urology in Lubbock, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $159,848. Middle half: $16,782 to $421,359.

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 667 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $146,128. Middle half: $29,835 to $354,962.

21 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Lubbock, TX (961 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Lubbock

4.8% of these 21 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

81% of these 21 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 55 records totaling $1,361.33.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Education
In-kind items and services
— General $99.00
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Education
In-kind items and services
— General $77.97
COLOPLAST CORP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Altis General $36.81
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
PLUVICTO General $33.00
Baxter Healthcare
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
TISSEEL General $32.47
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AMS 700 General $32.45
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AMS 700 General $31.39
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BOTOX General $30.79
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Xtandi General $30.41
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AMS 700 General $29.76
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $28.87
Teleflex LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BARRIGEL General $28.45
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Xtandi General $27.31
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $26.78
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BOTOX General $26.73
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $26.58
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GEMTESA General $25.80
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JELMYTO General $25.52
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ERLEADA General $24.49
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BOTOX General $23.95
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BOTOX General $23.95
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ERLEADA General $23.05
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AMS 700 General $22.84
Procept Biorobotics Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM General $21.26
COLOPLAST CORP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Luja Coude General $20.95

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
81003 Automated urinalysis test
993 539 $9.00 $2.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
726 470 $177.00 $121.89
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
252 68 $70.00 $47.17
J9217 Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg
174 20 $936.00 $178.13
96372 Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
128 29 $63.00 $13.59
51798 Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
92 72 $49.00 $10.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
76 71 $125.00 $86.78
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
71 45 $250.00 $172.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
69 69 $285.00 $159.96
52000 Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
59 36 $619.00 $224.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
58 57 $405.00 $124.49
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
49 42 $18.00 $8.65
96402 Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle
48 20 $91.00 $33.11
J1580 Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg
32 13 $8.28 $2.61
51702 Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube
30 18 $323.00 $58.73
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
25 21 $115.00 $75.06
50590 Shock wave crushing of kidney stones
21 18 $2296.00 $546.32
52332 Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope
21 18 $1648.33 $110.01
99221 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
20 20 $300.00 $78.95
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)
18 18 $81.00 $18.92
84153 Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total
17 15 $77.00 $18.02
55700 Biopsy of prostate gland
13 13 $674.00 $227.90
76376 3d radiographic procedure
11 11 $363.00 $23.53
76872 Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum
11 11 $328.00 $129.99

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 819 67,553 $13,188.99 270
Finasteride Finasteride 801 68,093 $11,300.31 261
Oxybutynin Chloride Er Oxybutynin Chloride 534 44,317 $14,088.15 196
Myrbetriq Mirabegron 220 14,018 $206,146.44 70
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst 176 8,641 $8,411.56 77
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim 119 2,254 $704.86 95
Tramadol Hcl Tramadol Hcl 65 165 $120.94 57
Nitrofurantoin Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal 47 3,540 $2,686.10 17
Xtandi Enzalutamide 45 1,350 $616,893.96 —
Desmopressin Acetate Desmopressin Acetate 42 3,157 $1,867.12 13
Mirabegron Er Mirabegron 39 2,640 $23,980.83 21
Doxycycline Hyclate Doxycycline Hyclate 37 421 $378.59 29
Potassium Citrate Er Potassium Citrate 37 2,644 $2,033.06 11
Solifenacin Succinate Solifenacin Succinate 32 2,578 $1,330.11 —
Levofloxacin Levofloxacin 31 238 $93.57 27
Cephalexin Cephalexin 25 980 $167.15 12
Bicalutamide Bicalutamide 22 1,330 $844.31 —
Trimethoprim Trimethoprim 21 1,710 $2,413.50 12
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav 19 132 $185.64 15
Dutasteride Dutasteride 18 1,630 $439.24 —
Fluconazole Fluconazole 17 114 $242.58 12
Doxazosin Mesylate Doxazosin Mesylate 15 1,110 $259.36 —
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 15 1,350 $63.08 —
Amoxicillin Amoxicillin 14 94 $17.67 —
Methenamine Hippurate Methenamine Hippurate 14 730 $1,312.98 —

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Urology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X

License # reported to NPPES TX L9397

A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
178560201 (TX)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - UROLOGY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20041210000109

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

4688631708

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Covenant Medical Group

611 N Frankford Ave, Lubbock, TX 794161545

Phone: 8067255480

Covenant Medical Group

3612 23rd St, Lubbock, TX 794101326

Phone: 8067938787

Covenant Medical Group

9812 Slide Rd, Lubbock, TX 794245781

Phone: 8067258400

Covenant Medical Group

3801 50th St, Lubbock, TX 794133807

Phone: 8067257700

Covenant Medical Group

7601 Quaker Ave, Lubbock, TX 794243360

Phone: 8067259444

Covenant Medical Group

2215 Nashville Ave, Lubbock, TX 794101105

Phone: 8067255844

Covenant Medical Group

3614 23rd St, Lubbock, TX 794101326

Phone: 8067258787

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

4 listed
NPI 1033117155

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1366428096

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1679836977

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1487652509

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated July 12, 2005.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1376541490
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: July 12, 2005
Last Update: April 03, 2014
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

3420 22nd Pl

Lubbock, TX 794101314

Phone: 8067255844

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.