John Stephan Nichols
Neurological Surgery Physician · Lakewood, CO
John Stephan Nichols is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1306856752, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 26919, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Stephan Nichols
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 26919 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11750 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 321-8040
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (720) 321-8041
- Medicaid ID
- 01269190 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050316000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11750 W 2ND PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Laura Friedlander, MDNeurology Physician1578852042
- John Hudson, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1184634537
Verify John Stephan Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 26919Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sumatriptan Succinate11 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): 97.6 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: $68.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCPueblo, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Stephan Nichols among 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado
John Stephan Nichols is one of 175 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 110 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 175 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randall Allison, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281245627835
- Shaheryar Ansari, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281659646917
- Joshua Beckman, MDLakewood, CO 802281558686113
- John Hudson, MDLakewood, CO 802281184634537
- Lloyd Mobley, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281962501932
- Allan Nanney, MDThornton, CO 802291013238419
- Stephen Shogan, M.D.Denver, CO 802201801982400
- Giancarlo Barolat-Romana, MDDenver, CO 802181437212404
Common questions
What is John Stephan Nichols's NPI number?
John Stephan Nichols's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306856752, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Stephan Nichols located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11750 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Stephan Nichols's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 26919, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Stephan Nichols prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Stephan Nichols had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Stephan Nichols's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.