What is George Nichols's specialty?

George Nichols (NPI 1427050152) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Vero Beach, FL.

Where does George Nichols practice?

George Nichols practices in Vero Beach, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427050152.

How much does Medicare pay George Nichols?

George Nichols (NPI 1427050152) received approximately $111K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 495 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427050152

George NicholsMD

Orthopedic SurgeryVero Beach, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

842

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,093

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$78K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,417 Orthopedic Surgery providers in FL — below median (cohort median 1,874).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,322

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam514 claims

Diclofenac Potassium153 claims

Diclofenac Sodium149 claims

Prednisone139 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen85 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.3

Quality

80.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.2

Payment adjustment

0.73%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$12K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$12K

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$12K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where George 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). 68 inbound referrers · 132 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC	389	2,131
STAFF OPTIONS, CORP	121	195
PECHTER, RICHARD	102	355
John Holmes Diagnostic Radiology · Vero Beach, FL	91	278
RAMANATHAN, RAMESH	89	239
George Puskar Diagnostic Radiology · Vero Beach, FL	58	168
ARMSTEAD, ADAM	55	137
County Of Indian River Ambulance Service Provider · Vero Beach, FL	49	120
Franklin Cofresi Mejia Anesthesiology · Anchorage, AK	47	213
ECCLES, DAREN	46	653
Marion Richardson Anesthesiology · Vero Beach, FL	40	102
EAST COAST CLINICAL SERVICES INC	39	95

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC	287	1,204
John Lambert Physician Assistant · Vero Beach, FL	210	597
STAFF OPTIONS, CORP	135	531
GLEIBERMAN, IRA	135	384
Jeffrey Sacks Diagnostic Radiology · Vero Beach, FL	113	288
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	109	237
RAMANATHAN, RAMESH	101	270
George Mitchell Critical Care (Intensivists) · Vero Beach, FL	96	811
PECHTER, RICHARD	89	162
Monica Mercer Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Vero Beach, FL	83	1,087
John Holmes Diagnostic Radiology · Vero Beach, FL	81	147
ECCLES, DAREN	67	1,065

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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