What is Brian Nichols's specialty?

Brian Nichols (NPI 1699727172) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Boulder, CO.

Where does Brian Nichols practice?

Brian Nichols practices in Boulder, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699727172.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Nichols?

Brian Nichols (NPI 1699727172) received approximately $185K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 671 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699727172

Brian NicholsM.D. PH.D.

OphthalmologyBoulder, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,436

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,638

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$183K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 288 Ophthalmology providers in CO — below median (cohort median 1,772).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

591

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$140K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

37.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost175 claims

Bimatoprost153 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate93 claims

Timolol Maleate86 claims

Cyclosporine16 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 Brian 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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Foothills Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Boulder, CO	103	166
Owen Ellis Anesthesiology · Longmont, CO	14	19
Heather Gitchell Optometry · Louisville, CO	14	37
KELL, HALE	13	46
NPI 1396781134	13	27
Kenyon Morrow Anesthesiology · Greeley, CO	12	17

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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ProviderScore

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Healthparse Signals

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