What is Mark Nichols's specialty?

Mark Nichols (NPI 1215910732) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Houston, TX.

Where does Mark Nichols practice?

Mark Nichols practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215910732.

How much does Medicare pay Mark Nichols?

Mark Nichols (NPI 1215910732) received approximately $145K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 698 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215910732

Mark NicholsMD

OtolaryngologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,708

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,051

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$123K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 668 Otolaryngology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 967).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,414

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$37K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate345 claims

Omeprazole174 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium102 claims

Azelastine Hcl94 claims

Ofloxacin69 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.5

Quality

64.9

Cost

75.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

73.0

Payment adjustment

0.02%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$572

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$572

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$572

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mark Nichols's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	76	254
Alan Jarrett Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	17	23
Minh Tran Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	14	40
Stephen Parven Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	13	24
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	12	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
JOHN, MICHELLE	145	178
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	122	334
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	110	345
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	55	101
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	41	69
ALEXANDER, LINDSAY	39	58
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	29	69
Khanh Huynh Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	21	58
Minh Tran Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	20	57
Nowice Trexler Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	18	49
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	15	36
CLEARPOINT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, LLC	14	22

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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