Gary A. Nichols, MD
Family Medicine Physician · New Martinsville, WV
Gary A. Nichols, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Martinsville, West Virginia, and NPI 1891781803, issued on Sep 26, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 21642, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary A. Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21642 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 E Benjamin Dr, New Martinsville, WV 26155
- Phone
- (304) 455-8080
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 455-8141
- Medicaid ID
- 3810000963 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041026001070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 1,122 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3 E Benjamin Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Janina BalcitaNurse Practitioner1174304273
- Lindsay Beckett, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1285497941
- Linda Berisford, FNP-BCFamily Medicine Physician1710839980
- Jonathan Blum, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497915235
- C BrodegardOccupational Therapist1659577542
- Kylie Brooks, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1972280790
Verify Gary A. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 21642Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
13,854 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 297 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium763 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate551 claims
- Lisinopril505 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium423 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate375 claims
- Famotidine360 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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: $78.15
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Insulet Corporation. 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.
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
- Wetzel County Hospital IncNew Martinsville, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary A. Nichols among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
Gary A. Nichols, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in New Martinsville
They are 6 of the 300 NPPES records with a practice address in New Martinsville, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
All 1,122 in West Virginia → Every provider in New Martinsville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Linda Berisford, FNP-BCNew Martinsville, WV 261551710839980
- Donald Blum, MDNew Martinsville, WV 261551598833436
- Edward Emch, MDNew Martinsville, WV 261551518970284
- Jessica Lewis, FNP-CNew Martinsville, WV 261551457873770
- Amanda Nichols, M.D.New Martinsville, WV 261551396731683
- Finbar Powderly, M. D.Mineral Wells, WV 261501669406286
- Clifford Myers, DOMiddlebourne, WV 261491528013703
- Roshan Hussain, M.DGrantsville, WV 261471881628071
Common questions
What is Gary A. Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Gary A. Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891781803, issued on Sep 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary A. Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 E Benjamin Dr, New Martinsville, WV, 26155. Phone: (304) 455-8080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary A. Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 21642, 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 Gary A. Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary A. Nichols, MD had 13,854 Medicare Part D claims for 547 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary A. Nichols, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.