Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Tacoma, WA
Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1659477610, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00049126, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Mead Nichols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- MD00049126 WA
2005026727 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6002 Westgate Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98406
- Phone
- (253) 759-4522
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 759-4699
- Medicaid ID
- 8510752 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080721000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6002 Westgate Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Gordon, LM, MSWMidwife1083753644
- Lauren Keyser, ARNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1265887442
- Jane Moore, MDGeneral Practice Physician1710936208
Verify Christopher Mead Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00049126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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: $8,358.79
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Cmn IndustriesOlympia, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Mead Nichols among 91 plastic surgery physician records in Washington
Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D. is one of 91 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 91 plastic surgery physician records in Washington.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Browne, MDTacoma, WA 984051134381684
- Roy Semlacher, MDTacoma, WA 984051437106283
- Mansour Shirbacheh, MDTacoma, WA 984051831244839
- Louis Potyondy, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021104884956
- Thomas Meeks, D.O.Silverdale, WA 983831609081629
- Stanley Bloustine, M.D.Ft Lewis, WA 984311093791485
- Tarak Patel, MDJoint Base Lewis McChord, WA 984311366627390
- Philip Kierney, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983741073644795
Common questions
What is Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659477610, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6002 Westgate Blvd, Tacoma, WA, 98406. Phone: (253) 759-4522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00049126, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Mead Nichols, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.