Joe Lynn Nichols, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Joe Lynn Nichols, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1578536322, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 18058, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Lynn Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 18058 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Phone
- (602) 262-8900
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 262-8890
- Medicaid ID
- 297079 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111026000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe Lynn Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 18058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $17.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
- Secure Anesthesia PLLCMesa, AZ
- Valley Anesthesiology Consultants IncPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe Lynn Nichols among 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona
Joe Lynn Nichols, MD is one of 1,473 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% 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 · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 984 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207L00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
602 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 602 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Joe Lynn Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Joe Lynn Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578536322, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Lynn Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004. Phone: (602) 262-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Lynn Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 18058, 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 Joe Lynn Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Lynn Nichols, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.