What is Douglas Nicholson's specialty?

Douglas Nicholson (NPI 1649273582) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Rock Hill, SC.

Where does Douglas Nicholson practice?

Douglas Nicholson practices in Rock Hill, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649273582.

How much does Medicare pay Douglas Nicholson?

Douglas Nicholson (NPI 1649273582) received approximately $223K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 403 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649273582

Douglas NicholsonDO

PRACTICENEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES PASee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyRock Hill, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

951

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,373

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$154K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 138 Nephrology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 2,014).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

650

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$31K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Torsemide53 claims

Allopurinol48 claims

Amlodipine Besylate46 claims

Spironolactone46 claims

Carvedilol41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.2

Quality

53.8

Cost

78.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.22%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$71

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$71

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$71

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Douglas Nicholson'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
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	250	956
AMISUB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.	181	630
Ramesh Bhoothapuri Nephrology · Rock Hill, SC	95	192
PETERSON, ERIC	93	316
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	93	619
Richard Crill Emergency Medicine · Port Huron, MI	71	133
Gregory Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Rock Hill, SC	55	122
Geoffrey Gilleland Diagnostic Radiology · Rock Hill, SC	43	95
Mark Matthews Diagnostic Radiology · Rock Hill, SC	40	108
CHESTER HMA LLC	39	235
Sushil Singhi Cardiology · Rock Hill, SC	32	69
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	32	64

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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