Brian Clayton Nickles, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Whitesburg, KY
Brian Clayton Nickles, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Whitesburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1942992128, issued on May 24, 2023. Check the license (Kentucky 06164, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Clayton Nickles
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 06164 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 226 Medical Plaza LN, Whitesburg, KY 41858
- Phone
- (606) 633-4871
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 7100999160 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250717000094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Clayton Nickles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 06164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
347 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga35 claims
- Valsartan32 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Green Valley Emergency Physicians, LLCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Clayton Nickles among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Brian Clayton Nickles, DO is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Whitesburg
They are 13 of the 178 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitesburg, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Brian Clayton Nickles, DO's NPI number?
Brian Clayton Nickles, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942992128, issued on May 24, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Clayton Nickles, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 226 Medical Plaza LN, Whitesburg, KY, 41858. Phone: (606) 633-4871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Clayton Nickles, DO's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 06164, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Clayton Nickles, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Clayton Nickles, DO had 347 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.