NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blake E. Nichols, M.D.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Blake E. Nichols, M.D. is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1144583469, issued on Jun 21, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q4480, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144583469
Name
Blake E. Nichols
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License number
Q4480 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 7TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(682) 885-7942
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2023
Fax
(682) 885-7956
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180809000630); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 801 7TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberly Aaron, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1043324007
  2. Kassi Ackerman, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1982082954
  3. Courtney Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588520332
  4. Makenzie Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275303745
  5. Ngozichukwuka Agu, MDHospitalist Physician1932778248
  6. Cortney Akins, PAPhysician Assistant1639208515

Verify Blake E. Nichols in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cook Childrens Physician NetworkFort Worth, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Blake E. Nichols among 373 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Texas

Blake E. Nichols, M.D. is one of 373 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 39% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 114 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 373 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roberto Caballero, MDFort Worth, TX 761041437263548
  2. Richard Chemelli, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041821021742
  3. Susan Davis, MDFort Worth, TX 761041699883108
  4. Jay Duncan, MDFort Worth, TX 761041538193644
  5. Larry Easterling, MDFort Worth, TX 761041366552218
  6. Javier Gelvez, MDFort Worth, TX 761041225140270
  7. William Gordon, MDFort Worth, TX 761041588728182
  8. James Marshall, MDFort Worth, TX 761041275626368

Common questions

What is Blake E. Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?

Blake E. Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144583469, issued on Jun 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blake E. Nichols, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 7TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (682) 885-7942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blake E. Nichols, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q4480, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Blake E. Nichols, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.