What is Benjamin Nichols's specialty?

Benjamin Nichols (NPI 1790983237) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Greenbrae, CA.

Where does Benjamin Nichols practice?

Benjamin Nichols practices in Greenbrae, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790983237.

How much does Medicare pay Benjamin Nichols?

Benjamin Nichols (NPI 1790983237) received approximately $717K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,577 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790983237

Benjamin NicholsMD

DermatologyGreenbrae, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,729

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,063

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$622K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,546 Dermatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

931

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$238K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Minoxidil216 claims

Clobetasol Propionate93 claims

Ketoconazole76 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide66 claims

Doxycycline Monohydrate58 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

79.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Benjamin 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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL	150	448
Ucsf Dermatopathology Service Clinical Laboratory · San Francisco, CA	99	294
Paul Wasserstein Pathology · Greenbrae, CA	96	351
SUTTER BAY HOSPITALS	47	131
BAER, MARGARET	16	53
Meenal Lohtia Family Practice · San Rafael, CA	13	36
Sajot Grewal Internal Medicine · Corte Madera, CA	13	68
John Shin Ophthalmology · San Rafael, CA	13	36
John Graham Family Practice · Greenbrae, CA	12	32

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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