Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Opelika, AL
Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1316088156, issued on Feb 12, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 18435, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Katherine Kern Nichols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 18435 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 Village Professional Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 749-8121
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (334) 749-6166
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2401 Village Professional Pkwy
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- Karen Land, CRNPNurse Practitioner1063553840
Verify Katherine Kern Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18435Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Katherine Kern Nichols among 817 pediatrics physician records in Alabama
Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D. is one of 817 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- 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 208000000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 24 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 817 pediatrics physician records in Alabama. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 817 in Alabama → Every provider in Opelika → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Carter, MDOpelika, AL 368011235130774
- Michelle Freeman, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011326038431
- Brian Fuller, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011316035280
- Tricia Gibbs, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011710180708
- Richard Glaze, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011427190842
- Brooke Haynes, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011093922023
- Florance Hyppolite, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011629180658
- Lee Johnson, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011083876726
Common questions
What is Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316088156, issued on Feb 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 Village Professional Pkwy, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 749-8121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Kern Nichols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 18435, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.