Physician

Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Brian Nickel, M.D. (NPI: 1588920227) practices orthopedic surgery in the Madison, WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Dane, WI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC (NPI: 1598784555; TIN: 391824445) and primary practice location at 53718-2002. Nickel is affiliated with the THEDACARE ACO (ACO ID: A4988), SSM WI ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5124), and UW Health ACO, Inc (ACO ID: A5500), participating under the MSSP model.

Nickel's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 426 traditional Medicare patients, billed 652 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $266,658 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 27447 (Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee). Part D data shows 65 prescription claims across 38 beneficiaries totaling $426 in drug costs, led by Amoxicillin (Amoxicillin). Open Payments data shows 101 records totaling $148,876. 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 risen steadily, from $34,384 to $266,658. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	97	134	$34,384
2019	298	542	$170,975
2020	360	619	$193,844
2021	421	758	$248,322
2022	460	734	$241,045
2023	430	639	$249,721
2024	426	652	$266,658

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	12	14	$600
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	24	29	$575
2020	29	42	$473
2021	38	73	$2,256
2022	51	83	$1,260
2023	44	62	$755
2024	38	65	$426

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
27447	Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	132	140	$908
27130	Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	103	106	$905
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	96	$55
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	205	210	$41
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	13	15	$36

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	38	43	$59

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	92	$107,245	Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	9	$41,631	Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D. (NPI 1588920227), 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 Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for THEDACARE ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A4988), SSM WI ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5124), and UW Health ACO, Inc (MSSP, ACO ID A5500).

What billing organization is linked to Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D.?

Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D. is linked to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC (billing NPI 1598784555) in the available physician profile data.

Does Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Brian Thomas Nickel, M.D. has 101 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary 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.