Ashley Nichols
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Birmingham, AL
Ashley Nichols is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1679780332, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (Alabama MD.28688, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashley Nichols
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- MD.28688 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110617000078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashley Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.28688Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashley Nichols among 16 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Alabama
Ashley Nichols is one of 16 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 16 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Alabama.
All 16 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Buckingham, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331073589388
- Sarah Cagle, MDBirmingham, AL 352331619618451
- Priscilla Caldwell, MDBirmingham, AL 352331174190433
- Rachel Mathers, MDBirmingham, AL 352331215195565
- Carolyn Kezar, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431861837155
- Walter Baehr, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491467849166
- Hesham Hassan, MDFultondale, AL 350681578022349
- Neal Steil, MDCullman, AL 350581417160607
Common questions
What is Ashley Nichols's NPI number?
Ashley Nichols's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679780332, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashley Nichols located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashley Nichols's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.28688, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashley Nichols prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashley Nichols had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.