NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Elizabeth, WV

Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elizabeth, West Virginia, and NPI 1912439019, issued on Mar 29, 2017. Check the license (West Virginia 29648, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912439019
Name
Darrin Earl Nichols
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
29648 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
483 Court St, Elizabeth, WV 26143
Phone
(304) 275-3301
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2026
Fax
(304) 275-4798
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201030001756); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 483 Court St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kaitlin Davis, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467039040
  2. Ruth Full, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518962232
  3. Rachael Jarvis, LICSWClinical Social Worker1841493129
  4. Kimberly Jividen, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1205242369
  5. Erica McCumbersSocial Worker1134008899
  6. Ronald McKinney, PHARM DPharmacist1790950996

Verify Darrin Earl Nichols in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
    Search for license 29648    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,147 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 349 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darrin Nichols4,147
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin188 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen151 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
  4. Alprazolam97 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium85 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl84 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: $39.01

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darrin Nichols$39.01
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Wirt County Health Services Association, IncElizabeth, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Darrin Earl Nichols among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia

Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D. is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elizabeth

They are 3 of the 127 NPPES records with a practice address in Elizabeth, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

All 1,122 in West Virginia → Every provider in Elizabeth → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cristina Estrada, MDElizabeth, WV 261431780689471
  2. Tracy Hendershot, MDElizabeth, WV 261431881855807
  3. Roshan Hussain, M.DGrantsville, WV 261471881628071
  4. Clifford Myers, DOMiddlebourne, WV 261491528013703
  5. Finbar Powderly, M. D.Mineral Wells, WV 261501669406286
  6. Linda Berisford, FNP-BCNew Martinsville, WV 261551710839980
  7. Donald Blum, MDNew Martinsville, WV 261551598833436
  8. Edward Emch, MDNew Martinsville, WV 261551518970284

Common questions

What is Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?

Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912439019, issued on Mar 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 483 Court St, Elizabeth, WV, 26143. Phone: (304) 275-3301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 29648, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darrin Earl Nichols, M.D. had 4,147 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.