Christopher William Nichols, MD
Neurology Physician · Lakewood, CO
Christopher William Nichols, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1902919301, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0047802, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- DR.0047802 CO
MD227336 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11750 W 2ND PL Ste 255, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 321-8040
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Fax
- (720) 321-8041
- Medicaid ID
- 29039002 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090729000437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11750 W 2ND PL Ste 255
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher William Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0047802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $53.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoCentennial, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher William Nichols among 396 neurology physician records in Colorado
Christopher William Nichols, MD is one of 396 neurology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 82% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 396 neurology physician records in Colorado.
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- Mark Murray, MD,PHDLakewood, CO 802281881856342
- Lynn Parry, MDLakewood, CO 802281942212964
- Wesley Reynolds, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281982869251
- Ali Saad, MDLakewood, CO 802281689818809
- Richard Smith, MDLakewood, CO 802281740397017
Common questions
What is Christopher William Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Christopher William Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902919301, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11750 W 2ND PL Ste 255, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0047802, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher William Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Nichols, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher William Nichols, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.