What is Michael Nicholas's specialty?

Michael Nicholas (NPI 1598740748) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Dyer, IN.

Where does Michael Nicholas practice?

Michael Nicholas practices in Dyer, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598740748.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Nicholas?

Michael Nicholas (NPI 1598740748) received approximately $116K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 373 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598740748

Michael NicholasDO

Interventional CardiologyDyer, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

654

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

708

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$63K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 120 Interventional Cardiology providers in IN — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,913).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,965

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$551K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium366 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate338 claims

Amlodipine Besylate209 claims

Metoprolol Succinate176 claims

Rivaroxaban174 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

117

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Nicholas'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 · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ratnakar Rajanahally Interventional Cardiology · Dyer, IN	199	605
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	184	695
Stephanie Marshall Cardiology · Merrillville, IN	159	442
FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER & HAMMOND	143	303
KIM, HEE	86	230
Steven Marchioni Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, IN	79	180
Marian Demus Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	76	164
Jayesh Madhani Internal Medicine · Whiting, IN	73	232
Jagdish Patel Cardiology · Dyer, IN	69	283
Akhtar Parvaiz Cardiology · Chicago, IL	64	212
Christopher Schultz Hospitalist · Coconut Creek, FL	60	219
Pamela Linz Nurse Practitioner · Munster, IN	51	149

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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