NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Thomas Nichols, CRNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

John Thomas Nichols, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1316598279, issued on Sep 23, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 1-098052, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316598279
Name
John Thomas Nichols
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1-098052 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 971-7500
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2025
Fax
(205) 971-7571
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191218002522); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vikram Arora, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1255335246
  2. Francis Benn, M.DClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1972842201
  3. Juan Bernal, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1003007980
  4. William Black, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1053722413
  5. Crystal BrunsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1417473778
  6. Leon Cannizzaro, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356585228

Verify John Thomas Nichols in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

295 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. John Nichols295
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amiodarone Hcl53 claims
  2. Eliquis46 claims
  3. Cephalexin37 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate37 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): 81 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $274.44

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Nichols$274.44
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Affinity Cardiovascular Specialists LLCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Thomas Nichols among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama

John Thomas Nichols, CRNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

568 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 568 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Toni Almeida, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431134523509
  2. Crystelle Carmack, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431295031169
  3. Rebecca Edwards, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431922016658
  4. Mary Jennings, CRNP, FNP/GNP-BCBirmingham, AL 352431891779294
  5. Jamie Johnson, DNP, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431992172373
  6. Heather Lee, CRNPVestavia, AL 352431306225586
  7. Misty LesterBirmingham, AL 352431609125020
  8. Lindsey Roebuck, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352431356610711

Common questions

What is John Thomas Nichols, CRNP's NPI number?

John Thomas Nichols, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316598279, issued on Sep 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Thomas Nichols, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 971-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Thomas Nichols, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-098052, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Thomas Nichols, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Thomas Nichols, CRNP had 295 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Thomas Nichols, CRNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.

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