Katrina Nickels, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Lexington, KY
Katrina Nickels, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1336197078, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 39009, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katrina Nickels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 39009 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 257-1000
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2022
- Fax
- (859) 257-1342
- Medicaid ID
- 64101462 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050711000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katrina Nickels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 39009Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
767 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 385 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl148 claims
- Gabapentin60 claims
- Oxycontin44 claims
- Morphine Sulfate41 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl34 claims
- Buprenorphine32 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katrina Nickels among 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Kentucky
Katrina Nickels, MD is one of 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Kentucky.
All 31 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leesah Al-Qawasmi, MDLexington, KY 405361235794801
- Anna Dauer, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361558625434
- Regina Kaur, MDLexington, KY 405361881121077
- Jessica Logeman, MDLexington, KY 405361679063838
- Cecil PeppiattLexington, KY 405361396776001
- Sarah Schaefer, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361568805869
- Andrew Fozzard, MDLexington, KY 405041821591926
- Natalie Houghton, D.O.Lexington, KY 405041124315049
Common questions
What is Katrina Nickels, MD's NPI number?
Katrina Nickels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336197078, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katrina Nickels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 257-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katrina Nickels, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 39009, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katrina Nickels, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katrina Nickels, MD had 767 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katrina Nickels, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.