What is Susan Nichols's specialty?

Susan Nichols (NPI 1558529180) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Infectious Disease in Norfolk, VA.

Where does Susan Nichols practice?

Susan Nichols practices in Norfolk, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558529180.

How much does Medicare pay Susan Nichols?

Susan Nichols (NPI 1558529180) received approximately $31K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 171 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558529180

Susan NicholsMD

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Infectious DiseaseNorfolk, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

255

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

350

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 140 Infectious Disease providers in VA — below median (cohort median 424).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

141

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$19K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

57.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Ceftriaxone Sodium43 claims

Vancomycin Hcl27 claims

Cefazolin Sodium17 claims

Daptomycin16 claims

Ampicillin Sod/Sulbactam Sod15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Susan 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). 56 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Kanwarpreet Saini Hospitalist · Virginia Bch, VA	86	691
Kamiran Kurdman Hospitalist · Falls Church, VA	73	552
Gunadhar Panigrahi Cardiology · Virginia Beach, VA	72	410
SENTARA HOSPITALS	70	265
Ramanaiah Kakani Cardiology · Virginia Beach, VA	66	464
Khalid Saadah Critical Care (Intensivists) · Norfolk, VA	65	649
MURILLO, JAIME	60	386
John O'neil Diagnostic Radiology · Norfolk, VA	55	196
Sanjay Shah Cardiology · Chesapeake, VA	54	271
Kurt Wetzler Diagnostic Radiology · Norfolk, VA	54	218
WHITE, JONATHAN	48	184
Michael Stewart Diagnostic Radiology · Norfolk, VA	43	150

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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