Karen E. Nichols, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Bangor, ME
Karen E. Nichols, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bangor, Maine, and NPI 1134163579, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Maine PA-604, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen E. Nichols
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA-604 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401
- Phone
- (207) 907-3300
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2022
- Fax
- (207) 907-1923
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040402000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen E. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
431 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone56 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa34 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate27 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Amoxicillin13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $109.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
One hospital affiliation
- St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
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.
Karen E. Nichols among 979 physician assistant records in Maine
Karen E. Nichols, PA-C is one of 979 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maine. 79% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2017 among the 648 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
104 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bangor
They are 104 of the 3,103 NPPES records with a practice address in Bangor, and 979 physician assistant records in Maine.
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Common questions
What is Karen E. Nichols, PA-C's NPI number?
Karen E. Nichols, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134163579, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen E. Nichols, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Broadway, Bangor, ME, 04401. Phone: (207) 907-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen E. Nichols, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number PA-604, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen E. Nichols, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen E. Nichols, PA-C had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.