What is Dean Nickles's specialty?

Dean Nickles (NPI 1255390050) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Emeryville, CA.

Where does Dean Nickles practice?

Dean Nickles practices in Emeryville, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1255390050.

How much does Medicare pay Dean Nickles?

Dean Nickles (NPI 1255390050) received approximately $171K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 576 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1255390050

Dean NicklesMD

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Internal MedicineEmeryville, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,619

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,239

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$159K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,103

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$513K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium728 claims

Amlodipine Besylate482 claims

Lisinopril376 claims

Losartan Potassium293 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide251 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (8)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Nursing home

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Dean Nickles'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). 4 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Terri Pagano Physician Assistant · Berkeley, CA	38	79
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	29	45
Kathryn Klima Diagnostic Radiology · Oakland, CA	19	34
SUTTER VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE	13	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	128	499
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Sacramento, CA	56	127
Terri Pagano Physician Assistant · Berkeley, CA	41	70
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	34	72
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	23	40
Tarquin Alwattar Nurse Practitioner · Oakland, CA	16	23
Richard Brenner Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	14	14
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO	13	38
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA	13	39
Paul Ludmer Cardiology · Oakland, CA	12	55

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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