Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler, MD

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1578725560PAC ID5991943920
Medicare services, 2024
8,964
Medicare patients, 2024
334
Part D claims, 2024
666
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Practice phone
Call (412) 348-0330
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Primary practice

Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler is an infectious disease specialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Wheeler practices at Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Wheeler's NPI, 1578725560, was assigned on June 30, 2008. Dr. Wheeler graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Dr. Wheeler holds Pennsylvania license MD442557.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991943920
NPI enumeration date
June 30, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(412) 348-0330
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler practices at Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Wheeler's primary practice is Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited, at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 348-0330.

  • Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited
    9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 · Allegheny CountyPhone(412) 348-0330

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Wheeler's primary practice is Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wheeler is also affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. The medical group on file is Romano, Pontzer & Associates (Infectious Disease Specialists). Dmand AI also links Dr. Wheeler to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wheeler practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Romano, Pontzer & Associates, LimitedAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler is one of 455 infectious disease specialists in Pennsylvania

Infectious disease is Dr. Wheeler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Wheeler is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD442557 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

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Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler billed Medicare for 8,964 services in 2024

CMS data shows 8,964 Medicare services from Dr. Wheeler across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 334 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $174,459 for them.

Medicare services, 20248,964
Medicare patients334
Paid by Medicare$174,459
Procedure codes12

Dr. Wheeler's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 7,4002024: 7,9147%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7632024: 86814%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1312024: 16627%
Other services
2023: 02024: 16
Surgery
2023: 162024: 0100%

Where Dr. Wheeler's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office8,21692%
  • In a facility7488%

Dr. Wheeler compared with the Pennsylvania median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Dr. Wheeler
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
8,964vs 30229.7 times
Medicare patients
334vs 1482.3 times
Part D claims
576vs 1503.8 times

Medians across 430 infectious disease specialists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wheeler's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler treated 334 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 334 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wheeler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 133 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.70, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wheeler's median patient age at 70, with 38% women.

Medicare patients, 2024334
Average age75
Average risk score2.70
Also on Medicaid12%

Dr. Wheeler's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Wheeler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14543%
  • Men18957%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wheeler's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety50%
  5. Ischemic heart disease49%
  6. Mood disorders49%
  7. Depression47%
  8. Diabetes46%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Wheeler's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women38%
  • Men61%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler wrote 666 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wheeler wrote 666 Medicare Part D claims for 217 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 576 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $314,828 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 477 claims across 23 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024666
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$314,828
Part D patients217

Dr. Wheeler's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic593 claims89%
  • Brand-name73 claims11%

Dr. Wheeler's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Wheeler's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics79%525 of 666 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4772024: 57621%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 23 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Wheeler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Wheeler as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Wheeler, published from 2015 to 2025. Dr. Wheeler's most frequent co-authors are Oral Alpan, MD, Michael Wagdy Girgis, MD and Alanna Peterson.

Papers3
Years published2015 to 2025

Dr. Wheeler's papers by year, 2015 to 2025

Dr. Wheeler's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Wheeler

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Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler received $521 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Wheeler from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $118.

General payments to Dr. Wheeler by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Wheeler by kind, 2016 to 2025

$521in total
  • Food and beverage$42281%
  • Education$9919%

Companies that paid Dr. Wheeler the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Wheeler graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolPerelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler's NPI number?

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler's NPI number is 1578725560. It was assigned on June 30, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler?

Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler is an infectious disease specialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler practice?

Dr. Wheeler practices at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Dr. Wheeler's primary practice is Romano, Pontzer & Associates, Limited in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wheeler to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wheeler is (412) 348-0330.

What is Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler's medical license number?

Dr. Wheeler holds Pennsylvania license MD442557.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler affiliated with?

Dr. Wheeler is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Wheeler to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler part of?

Dr. Wheeler is linked to Romano, Pontzer & Associates (Infectious Disease Specialists).

Does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wheeler billed Medicare for 8,964 services in 2024, and Dr. Wheeler accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Wheeler as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler see?

CMS counts 334 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wheeler in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wheeler's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0875), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler go to medical school?

Dr. Wheeler graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wheeler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ceftriaxone, Cephalexin and Cefazolin Sodium.

Has Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $521 in general payments to Dr. Wheeler from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.

How long has Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler been practicing?

Dr. Wheeler graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Wheeler, published from 2015 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Nicole Dalton Wheeler publish with?

Dr. Wheeler's most frequent co-authors are Oral Alpan, MD (1 shared paper), Michael Wagdy Girgis, MD (1 shared paper) and Alanna Peterson (1 shared paper).

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