Chad Nicholson, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Dickson, TN
Chad Nicholson, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Dickson, Tennessee, and NPI 1700362241, issued on Jul 18, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 74823, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chad Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 74823 TN
4301116251 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 113 Highway 70 E, Dickson, TN 37055
- Phone
- (615) 446-1345
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 441-4560
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251215003748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 113 Highway 70 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chad Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 74823Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel41 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,582.83
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 one group practice
- Dickson Medical Associates, PCDickson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
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- Kylie Adamek, MDNashville, TN1972966786
- Milton Addington, MDGermantown, TN1790752566
- Syed Agha, MDCleveland, TN1164420741
- Adeeb Ahmed, MDMurfreesboro, TN1245217603
- Joseph Akamah, MDNashville, TN1598822967
- Yasir Akhtar, M.D.Powell, TN1013001098
- Steven Akins, MDGermantown, TN1720088297
Common questions
What is Chad Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
Chad Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700362241, issued on Jul 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chad Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 113 Highway 70 E, Dickson, TN, 37055. Phone: (615) 446-1345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chad Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 74823, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chad Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chad Nicholson, MD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.