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Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD

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Specializes in: Complementary and Alternative Medicine and General Practice

Eastern Virginia Medical School (1983)

1250 S Cedar Crest Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18103

(610) 402-1757

Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD is an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA specializing in complementary and alternative medicine and general practice. He graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD is affiliated with LVPG Pain Specialists-1250 Cedar Crest.

Office Locations

1250 S Cedar Crest Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18103

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2545 Schoenersville Road 3rd Floor Kolb Pavillion
Bethlehem, PA 18017

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"There's an evolving body of evidence that would suggest that you can heal the brain using cannabis," said Dr. Bruce Nicholson, director of the division of pain management at Lehigh Valley Health...”—"Treating opioid addiction with marijuana is now an option", Associated Press News, June 2018

“More than 40 Lynn Township residents gathered at the Lynnport Community Fire Company on Wednesday night, sitting on folding chairs as TruVo Health Care CEO Jeff Snyder and Chief Medical Officer Dr....”—"Lynn Township neighbors pepper medical marijuana firm with questions", The Morning Call, February 2017

“It's a stark contrast to the highly clinical approach rolled out this week byTruVo Health Care, a. Lehigh County company led by Dr. Bruce Nicholson, director of Lehigh Valley Health Network's...”—"Marijuana tension between clinical, alternative medicine", Associated Press News, February 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

device implantation

minimally invasive lumbar decompression

percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement

spinal cord stimulator implantation

spinal cord stimulator replacement

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

lumbar decompression

lumbar spine surgery

minimally invasive spine surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD performed more device implantation, minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement, spinal cord stimulator implantation, spinal cord stimulator replacement, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for decompression surgery, lumbar decompression, lumbar spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2012 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	993
hospital care	30
implant surgery	35
injections	644
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	50
nerve block	629
nerve procedures	22
neurostimulator lead placement	28
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	651
spinal procedures	669

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2013 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
catheterization	14
doctor visit	836
hospital care	14
implant surgery	14
injections	674
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve block	634
nerve procedures	37
neurostimulator lead placement	25
pain management	688
spinal procedures	676
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	14
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	87
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2014 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
catheterization	28
doctor visit	689
hospital care	40
implant surgery	30
injections	484
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	54
nerve block	469
nerve procedures	54
pain management	523
spinal procedures	469
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	28
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	82
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2015 were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	27
doctor visit	1053
hospital care	63
implant surgery	27
injections	327
inpatient care	63
minimally invasive procedures	37
nerve block	327
nerve procedures	37
pain management	364
spinal procedures	327
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	27
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	614
Female	910

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1410
Black	32
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	172
Less than 65	486

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2016 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	1113
hospital care	81
implant surgery	19
injections	408
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	52
nerve block	393
nerve procedures	35
neurostimulator lead placement	17
pain management	443
spinal procedures	425
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	12
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	25
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	95
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures, pain management and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	643
hospital care	11
injections	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve block	11
nerve procedures	28
neurostimulator lead placement	34
pain management	39
spinal procedures	45

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	62
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures, pain management and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	596
injections	16
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve procedures	18
neurostimulator lead placement	26
pain management	34
spinal procedures	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	14
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	47
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2019 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	624
hospital care	11
implant surgery	11
injections	29
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve procedures	23
pain management	52
spinal procedures	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	51
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2020 were nerve procedures, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	390
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	20
pain management	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	42
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2021 were spinal procedures, pain management, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	639
implant surgery	19
injections	30
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve block	11
nerve procedures	19
neurostimulator lead placement	20
pain management	49
spinal procedures	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	47
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA during 2022 were spinal procedures, pain management, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	698
implant surgery	11
injections	49
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	16
nerve procedures	53
pain management	75
spinal procedures	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	57
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Allentown, PA were nerve block, spinal procedures, pain management and injections.

aspiration	17
catheterization	20
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	752
hospital care	35
implant surgery	20
injections	267
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	45
nerve block	311
nerve procedures	31
neurostimulator lead placement	25
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	267
spinal procedures	280
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	20
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	527
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	148
85 and over	67
Less than 65	151
65 to 74	201

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1983. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1983)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LVPG Pain Specialists-1250 Cedar Crest

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Depomed, Inc.	$212,746 Nucynta $192,353	Nucynta ER $10,696	Lazanda $4,430	Gralise $4,155	Not Applicable $450	Other $661
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$90,329 ADAPTIVESTIM $34,893	RESTORE $23,742	INTELLIS $18,566	SYNCHROMED $5,504	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $3,515	Other $4,109
INSYS Therapeutics Inc	$78,350 SUBSYS $78,350
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$61,957 Nucynta $61,926	$31
Pfizer Inc.	$32,023 EMBEDA $24,153	LYRICA $2,322	FLECTOR PATCH $219	CELEBREX $12	$5,317
Other	$90,692 HYSINGLA ER $13,638	BELBUCA $12,027	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $8,271	Nucynta $7,735	NucyntaER $7,429	Other $41,592

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$380,627
Consulting Fee	$90,510
Travel and Lodging	$62,877
Food and Beverage	$31,522
Honoraria	$450
Other	$111

Research Payments

Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD has received 9 research payments totaling $57,553.

Biography

Dr. Bruce Nicholson's medical specialty is general practice, anesthesiology, and complementary and alternative medicine. Dr. Nicholson is professionally affiliated with Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). He attended medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Allentown, PA.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce D. Nicholson, MD From 2012 - 2022

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