Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Homewood, IL
Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Homewood, Illinois, and NPI 1992809941, issued on Sep 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036069554, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey William Nichols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036069554 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18440 Governors Hwy, Homewood, IL 60430
- Phone
- (708) 798-2191
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (708) 798-2317
- Medicaid ID
- 036069554 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060427000728); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18440 Governors Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Saxe, MDOphthalmology Physician1700822590
Verify Jeffrey William Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036069554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
851 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost271 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl79 claims
- Timolol Maleate60 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate52 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide43 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): 7.5 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: $517.44
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
- Multack Eye Care, S.COlympia Fields, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Jeffrey William Nichols among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D. is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Homewood
They are 10 of the 634 NPPES records with a practice address in Homewood, and 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Homewood → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emmet Cassidy, MDHomewood, IL 604301770544462
- John Kwinn, MDHomewood, IL 604301104888486
- David Lubeck, MDHomewood, IL 604301245291921
- Richard Quinones, MDHomewood, IL 604301194786871
- Lauren Saxe, MDHomewood, IL 604301700822590
- Ravi Shah, M.D.Homewood, IL 604301295186872
- Shivan Tekwani, M.D.Homewood, IL 604301518122035
- Robert Heidenry, M.D.Hazel Crest, IL 604291912903691
Common questions
What is Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992809941, issued on Sep 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18440 Governors Hwy, Homewood, IL, 60430. Phone: (708) 798-2191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036069554, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D. had 851 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jeffrey William Nichols, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.5 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.