Dr. Nicole Harkin, MD
Not yet claimedPreventive cardiologist, Cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
San Francisco, CA · Telehealth in 3 states
Board-certified cardiologist and clinical lipidologist trained at Columbia and NYU who runs Whole Heart Cardiology, a direct-care preventive cardiology practice in San Francisco with telemedicine for patients in California, Florida and New York.
About Dr. Nicole Harkin, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Nicole Harkin is a preventive cardiologist in San Francisco. She founded Whole Heart Cardiology in 2021 and sees patients in her office at 2100 Webster St and by video visit. Her practice site says she is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, and clinical lipidology, and other listings also include nuclear cardiology.
She went to Boston University School of Medicine, did her internal medicine residency at Columbia University, and her cardiology fellowship at New York University, where she served as a chief fellow. She stayed at NYU as an assistant attending before moving to San Francisco, and her Doximity profile says she remains a clinical assistant professor there.
Her work focuses on prevention, nutrition, and cholesterol. Her practice describes a 50-minute first visit that covers medical and family history, risk factors, lifestyle, nutrition, exercise, medicines, and goals. A directory listing describes services such as plant-based nutrition education, advanced lipid panel analysis, and cardiometabolic analysis. She serves on the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Nutrition Working Group and the American College of Cardiology California Chapter Prevention Committee, and is Chief Medical Advisor for a nutrition app called PlateUp.
Public CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $888.75 total across 23 records, mostly small amounts from companies including Novo Nordisk, HeartFlow, Cleerly, Novartis, and Dexcom. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and this total is small.
- Founded her own practice
- She founded Whole Heart Cardiology in San Francisco during the pandemic, starting with telehealth only after relocating in summer 2020. blog.hint.com
- Board certifications
- Listed as board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and clinical lipidology. pcrm.org
- Training background
- Graduated magna cum laude from Boston University School of Medicine, completed internal medicine residency at Columbia University and cardiology fellowship at New York University. wholeheartcardiology.com
- Academic title at NYU
- Her Doximity profile states she remains a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU, where she completed her cardiology fellowship. doximity.com
- Society committee service
- She serves on committees including the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Nutrition Working Group and the American College of Cardiology California Chapter Prevention Committee. linkedin.com
- Long first appointment
- Her practice describes an initial consultation, in the San Francisco office or virtually, as a 50-minute review of medical and family history, risk factors, lifestyle, nutrition, exercise, medications, and goals. wholeheartcardiology.com
- Licensed in three states
- A profile interview states she sees patients in California, New York, and Florida. doctorsonsocialmedia.com
- Research on diet counseling
- Co-authored a paper in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine on physicians' dietary knowledge, attitudes, and counseling practices. doximity.com
- Advisor to nutrition app
- She is described as Chief Medical Advisor for PlateUp, a free nutrition and lifestyle app. wholeheartcardiology.com
- Industry payments total
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $888.75 across 23 records, with the largest from Novo Nordisk ($235.13) and HeartFlow ($209.73). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- A Zocdoc listing shows a Dr. Nicole Harkin at Manhattan Cardiovascular Associates in New York, and Healthgrades lists hospital affiliations with NYU Langone Hospitals and Lenox Hill Hospital. These records could not be confirmed as current, so patients may want to ask her office directly about affiliations. zocdoc.com
- Her NPI record lists license number 262495 from New York; a California license number was not found in the sources reviewed. stedi.com
- She holds a paid or titled advisory role (Chief Medical Advisor/Chief Medical Officer) with the nutrition app PlateUp, which patients may wish to know when she discusses nutrition tools. wholeheartcardiology.com
- No membership on formal clinical guideline-writing committees was found in the sources reviewed. aspconline.org
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$889
23 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $29 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $200 |
| 2025 | $659 |
Top payers
- Novo Nordisk Inc$235
- HEARTFLOW, INC.$210
- Cleerly, Inc.$117
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$107
- Dexcom, Inc.$99
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$889
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Whole Heart Cardiology
2100 Webster Street, Suite 329
San Francisco, CA 94115
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