Clinton R. Nichols, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · San Diego, CA
Clinton R. Nichols, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1750355657, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (California A71406, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clinton R. Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- A71406 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8745 Aero Drive, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 565-0950
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 244-1100
- Medicaid IDs
- GR0083816 CA
TD009B CA
GR0083817 CA
GR0083812 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040714001607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clinton R. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 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: $1,568.34
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 3 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
- San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group IncCoronado, CA
- San Diego Imaging-Chula Vista LLCChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clinton R. Nichols among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Clinton R. Nichols, MD is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Clinton R. Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Clinton R. Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750355657, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clinton R. Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8745 Aero Drive, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 565-0950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clinton R. Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A71406, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Clinton R. Nichols, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 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.