Physician

George Richard Nichols, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, George Nichols, M.D. (NPI: 1073730693) practices dermatology in the Columbia, MO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Boone, MO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NICHOLS MOHS AND SKIN SURGERY, PC (NPI: 1306086384; TIN: 264163759) and primary practice location at 65201-8052.

Nichols' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 503 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,090 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $420,037 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 419 prescription claims across 361 beneficiaries totaling $3,461 in drug costs, led by Doxycycline Hyclate (Doxycycline Hyclate). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $7,883 and ending at $3,461. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	585	3,129	$455,700
2016	604	3,026	$457,545
2017	572	2,950	$524,476
2018	566	2,743	$462,483
2019	528	2,877	$446,266
2020	507	2,527	$452,944
2021	495	2,460	$473,763
2022	510	2,375	$408,287
2023	526	2,175	$425,755
2024	503	2,090	$420,037

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	245	351	$7,883
2016	319	434	$7,486
2017	290	392	$4,838
2018	368	501	$9,471
2019	368	487	$7,977
2020	379	482	$8,396
2021	405	507	$9,986
2022	392	489	$8,161
2023	517	632	$7,886
2024	361	419	$3,461

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17311	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	376	450	$468
17312	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	122	180	$314
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	164	$87
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	241	271	$67
99212	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	155	185	$41

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	209	1,512	$1,481
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	118	1,973	$816
Erythromycin	Erythromycin Base	43	728	$511
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	13	91	$38
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	17	56	$35

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for George Richard Nichols, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for George Richard Nichols, M.D. (NPI 1073730693), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does George Richard Nichols, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to George Richard Nichols, M.D.?

George Richard Nichols, M.D. is linked to NICHOLS MOHS AND SKIN SURGERY, PC (billing NPI 1306086384) in the available physician profile data.

Does George Richard Nichols, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.