Christopher Drew Nichols, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Baton Rouge, LA
Christopher Drew Nichols, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1235546524, issued on Jul 18, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana AP07880, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Drew Nichols
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP07880 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 765-8826
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141016001689); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Drew Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP07880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Methocarbamol18 claims
- Naproxen12 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: $34.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Purdue Pharma L.P. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Professional Emergency Physician Associates, LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Drew Nichols among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Christopher Drew Nichols, NP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2014, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
557 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 557 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Drew Nichols, NP's NPI number?
Christopher Drew Nichols, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235546524, issued on Jul 18, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Drew Nichols, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-8826. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Drew Nichols, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP07880, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Drew Nichols, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Drew Nichols, NP had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.