Carey Nichols, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Carey Nichols, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1023454014, issued on May 16, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 191558, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carey Nichols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 191558 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
- Phone
- (704) 355-2000
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231127002807); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carey Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 191558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 96.1 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: $14.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
2 hospital affiliations
- Pelham Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Carey Nichols among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Carey Nichols, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
344 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 344 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Carey Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carey Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023454014, issued on May 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carey Nichols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28203. Phone: (704) 355-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carey Nichols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 191558, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carey Nichols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carey Nichols, M.D. had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carey Nichols, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.