What is Melinda Nickels's specialty?

Melinda Nickels (NPI 1629071022) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Lubbock, TX.

Where does Melinda Nickels practice?

Melinda Nickels practices in Lubbock, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629071022.

How much does Medicare pay Melinda Nickels?

Melinda Nickels (NPI 1629071022) received approximately $85K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 218 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629071022

Melinda NickelsM.D.

PRACTICESWAT SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, L.L.P.See all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryLubbock, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

280

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

325

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$40K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,477 General Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

101

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$396

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl79 claims

Lidocaine/Prilocaine22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$172

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$172

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$172

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melinda Nickels'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ameripath Lubbock 501a Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Lubbock, TX	31	81
Steven White Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	20	73
MARTINEZ, WALDO	20	35
LUBBOCK RADIOLOGY LP	18	69
Brian Bruening Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	18	37
PORTER, SCOTT	17	45
Amy Rivas Nurse Practitioner · Lubbock, TX	17	32
James Wolfe Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	17	43
Thomas Windisch Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	16	31
LUBBOCK HERITAGE HOSPITAL, LLC.	15	60
Houssam Al Kharrat Gastroenterology · Lubbock, TX	15	43
Thomas Callahan Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	13	25

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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