Jean L. Nickels, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Rochester, NY
Jean L. Nickels, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1285779157, issued on Feb 20, 2007. Check the license (New York 183059, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jean L. Nickels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 183059 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
- Phone
- (585) 275-3271
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2023
- Fax
- (585) 442-2949
- Medicaid ID
- 01451454 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110621000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jean L. Nickels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 183059Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
705 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen126 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl77 claims
- Dantrolene Sodium73 claims
- Gabapentin61 claims
- Pregabalin47 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl46 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- University OF RochesterRochester, NY
- University OF Rochester Physical Medicine And RehabilitationRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jean L. Nickels among 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New York
Jean L. Nickels, MD is one of 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in New York. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 710 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in New York
There are 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New York.
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- Ramzi El-Hassan, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421518498609
- Nicole Koopman, DPTRochester, NY 146421619514791
- Victoria Kung, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421790212595
- Heather Ma, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421982946489
- Eric Morrison, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421033557178
Common questions
What is Jean L. Nickels, MD's NPI number?
Jean L. Nickels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285779157, issued on Feb 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jean L. Nickels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 275-3271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jean L. Nickels, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 183059, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jean L. Nickels, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jean L. Nickels, MD had 705 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jean L. Nickels, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.