Physician

Aaron Nichols, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Aaron Nichols, MD (NPI: 1801382551) practices internal medicine in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ingham, MI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CAPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES P.C. (NPI: 1780629832; TIN: 382334827) and primary practice location at 48911-4271. Nichols is affiliated with the POM ACO (ACO ID: A1297), McLaren High Performance Network, LLC (ACO ID: A3317), and Mosaic ACO (ACO ID: A5033), participating under the MSSP model.

Nichols' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 142 traditional Medicare patients, billed 410 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $28,454 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 1,824 prescription claims across 148 beneficiaries totaling $158,182 in drug costs, led by Mounjaro (Tirzepatide). 2022 DME data shows 17 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $62. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $8,321 to $158,182. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$20K$39K2021 Medicare payment: $11,896 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $39,422 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $22,007 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $28,454 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
202161167$11,896
2022187572$39,422
2023135334$22,007
2024142410$28,454

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$79K$158K2018 Drug cost: $8,321 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $8,937 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $30,786 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $22,204 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $25,426 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $91,125 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $158,182 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20183387$8,321
201948194$8,937
202034226$30,786
202160220$22,204
202277523$25,426
20231111,017$91,125
20241481,824$158,182

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$728$1.5K2022 Medicare payment: $1,456 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/R17$1,456
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes3233$128
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes3675$88
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more4055$61
99238Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less3738$60
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more3136$47

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
MounjaroTirzepatide12336$12,535
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog131,062$3,582
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium918,084$1,561
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl171,410$1,461
GabapentinGabapentin1023,354$1,139

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$62Surmodics, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Aaron Nichols, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Aaron Nichols, MD (NPI 1801382551), 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 Aaron Nichols, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Aaron Nichols, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for POM ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A1297), McLaren High Performance Network, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3317), and Mosaic ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A5033).

What billing organization is linked to Aaron Nichols, MD?

Aaron Nichols, MD is linked to CAPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES P.C. (billing NPI 1780629832) in the available physician profile data.

Does Aaron Nichols, MD have Open Payments data?

Aaron Nichols, MD has 2 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.