What is Edward Nichols's specialty?

Edward Nichols (NPI 1558372896) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Bakersfield, CA.

Where does Edward Nichols practice?

Edward Nichols practices in Bakersfield, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558372896.

How much does Medicare pay Edward Nichols?

Edward Nichols (NPI 1558372896) received approximately $182K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 650 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558372896

Edward NicholsM.D.

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Internal MedicineBakersfield, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,697

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,214

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$173K

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

481

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims

Losartan Potassium37 claims

Ezetimibe35 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.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edward 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). 153 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI	749	1,702
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	527	3,698
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL LABORATORIES INC	209	1,028
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	203	986
DIGNITY HEALTH	168	439
PETERSON, ROY	155	205
TYMINSKI, LEONARD	154	690
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	149	457
Sarabjeet Singh Cardiology · Bakersfield, CA	146	1,201
ROJAS, RODRIGO	126	202
Parikshat Sharma Internal Medicine · Bakersfield, CA	115	359
Lorraine Ash Diagnostic Radiology · Bakersfield, CA	114	527

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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