Alan Nichols, FNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Merkel, TX
Alan Nichols, FNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Merkel, Texas, and NPI 1144283664, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas AP113748, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Nichols
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License numbers
- AP113748 TX
684692 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 217 Edwards, Merkel, TX 79536
- Phone
- (325) 928-0014
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (325) 893-4035
- Medicaid ID
- 173806404 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050617000778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP113748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
5,430 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril379 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium328 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium247 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Metformin Hcl219 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.26
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Privia Medical Group West Texas, PLLCAbilene, TX
- Shackelford County Community Resource CenterBreckenridge, TX
- The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Nichols among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas
Alan Nichols, FNP is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 acute care nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Merkel
They are 1 of the 23 NPPES records with a practice address in Merkel, and 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Alan Nichols, FNP's NPI number?
Alan Nichols, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144283664, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Nichols, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 217 Edwards, Merkel, TX, 79536. Phone: (325) 928-0014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Nichols, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP113748, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan Nichols, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Nichols, FNP had 5,430 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alan Nichols, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.