James Robert Nichols, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
James Robert Nichols, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1497746630, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 29489, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Robert Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 29489 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13838 S 46TH PL, Phoenix, AZ 85044
- Phone
- (480) 759-5151
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 940-8649
- Medicaid ID
- 586018 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060221000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13838 S 46TH PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Robert Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 29489Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,451 Medicare Part D claims for 625 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. 159 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium426 claims
- Metformin Hcl261 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium243 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate238 claims
- Lisinopril232 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium232 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: $206.36
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- James Nichols MD LtdPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Robert Nichols among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
James Robert Nichols, MD is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 54% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
649 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 649 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is James Robert Nichols, MD's NPI number?
James Robert Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497746630, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Robert Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13838 S 46TH PL, Phoenix, AZ, 85044. Phone: (480) 759-5151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Robert Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 29489, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Robert Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Robert Nichols, MD had 6,451 Medicare Part D claims for 625 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.
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.