What is Margaret Nichols's specialty?

Margaret Nichols (NPI 1821034950) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Joplin, MO.

Where does Margaret Nichols practice?

Margaret Nichols practices in Joplin, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821034950.

How much does Medicare pay Margaret Nichols?

Margaret Nichols (NPI 1821034950) received approximately $145K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 197 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821034950

Margaret NicholsMD

NeurosurgeryJoplin, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

356

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

435

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$85K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 118 Neurosurgery providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 379).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

133

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$859

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen55 claims

Tramadol Hcl36 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl28 claims

Gabapentin14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.4

Quality

60.1

Cost

77.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.27%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$35

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$35

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$35

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Margaret 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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM	234	2,040
Laurie Behm Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Joplin, MO	110	416
Maria Hopper Nurse Practitioner · Joplin, MO	75	382
MOUBAYED, AMIR	41	76
Jane Seto Diagnostic Radiology · Joplin, MO	26	74
William Nicholas Cardiology · Joplin, MO	25	74
TOUMA, YARA	16	63
Craig Patterson Pathology · Joplin, MO	15	45
Michael Kane Pathology · Joplin, MO	14	33
David Zuehlke Cardiology · Joplin, MO	13	45
Christopher Longnecker Cardiology · Joplin, MO	13	50
LANGEVIN, EUGENE	13	36

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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