Dr. Derek Walter Nickerson, MD

Dr. Nickerson practices at Grossmont Medical Terrace - O/P Imaging - HOPD in La Mesa, California.

Dr. Nickerson's NPI, 1265895619, was assigned on April 2, 2016. Dr. Nickerson graduated from New York Medical College in 2016. Dr. Nickerson holds California license A171167.

Dr. Nickerson's primary practice is Grossmont Medical Terrace - O/P Imaging - HOPD, at 8860 Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942.

Dr. Nickerson's primary practice is Grossmont Medical Terrace - O/P Imaging - HOPD in La Mesa, California. The medical group on file is Coastal Skin and Eye Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nickerson to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Nickerson's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nickerson practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Mohs-micrographic surgery is Dr. Nickerson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0101X. Dr. Nickerson is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Nickerson's licenses on file in 2 states: California and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, facial skin infection and hives among the conditions Dr. Nickerson treats.

CMS data shows 5,781 Medicare services from Dr. Nickerson across 44 procedure codes in 2024, for 848 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $512,734 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 848 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nickerson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 375 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nickerson's median patient age at 66, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nickerson wrote 780 Medicare Part D claims for 322 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 665 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $131,431 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 716 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 21 out of 100 for Dr. Nickerson for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Nickerson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,481 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Nickerson, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Nickerson, published from 2010 to 2014. 2012 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Cells, Cultured, Cell Differentiation and Mice, Inbred C57BL. Dr. Nickerson's most frequent co-authors are Brigitte Nola Gomperts, MD, Talal Chatila, MD and Daphne Darmawan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 192 general payments to Dr. Nickerson from 24 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $791.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Nickerson, most recently Inductee in 2016.

Dr. Nickerson graduated from New York Medical College in 2016. Dr. Nickerson is a member of AOA.

Dr. Nickerson is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.