NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David A. Nickel, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Lake St Louis, MO

David A. Nickel, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake St Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1295796118, issued on Mar 30, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2000153513, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1295796118
Name
David A. Nickel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2000153513 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 Medical Plz Ste 310, Lake St Louis, MO 63367
Phone
(636) 625-2662
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
205420805 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100312000583); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1995
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 300 Medical Plz Ste 310

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

  1. Charles Hartman, DOSurgery Physician1205819034
  2. Thomas Landon, MDUrology Physician1073568382
  3. Thomas Leibold, MDSurgery Physician1255362430
  4. Marisa Lynch, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699552547
  5. Mohhamed Omran, MDGastroenterology Physician1861592925
  6. Kamran Qureshi, MDGastroenterology Physician1417119926

Verify David A. Nickel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

88 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Nickel88
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 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: $129.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Nickel$129.27
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Ssm Medical Group IncLake St Louis, MO

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

David A. Nickel among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri

David A. Nickel, M.D. is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Lake St Louis

They are 4 of the 264 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake St Louis, and 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrea Behr, M.D.Lake St Louis, MO 633671558642421
  2. Charles Hartman, DOLake St Louis, MO 633671205819034
  3. Thomas Leibold, MDLake St Louis, MO 633671255362430
  4. Stephanie Sandberg, D.O.O Fallon, MO 633681649273160
  5. Daniel Bergmann, MDSt Peters, MO 633761548238751
  6. Jennifer Etling, MDSaint Peters, MO 633761528020328
  7. Kenneth Hacker, MDSaint Peters, MO 633761164484994
  8. Jerry Meyers, MDSt Peters, MO 633761679575161

Common questions

What is David A. Nickel, M.D.'s NPI number?

David A. Nickel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295796118, issued on Mar 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David A. Nickel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Medical Plz Ste 310, Lake St Louis, MO, 63367. Phone: (636) 625-2662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David A. Nickel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2000153513, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David A. Nickel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David A. Nickel, M.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.