Kristen L. Nichols, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Kristen L. Nichols, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1063590727, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California G73500, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen L. Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- G73500 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6600 Bruceville RD, Sacramento, CA 95823
- Phone
- (916) 688-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G735000 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110202000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen L. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
4,946 Medicare Part D claims for 684 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium247 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate230 claims
- Losartan Potassium212 claims
- Lisinopril189 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide136 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen L. Nichols among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Kristen L. Nichols, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
369 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 369 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kristen L. Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Kristen L. Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063590727, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen L. Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Bruceville RD, Sacramento, CA, 95823. Phone: (916) 688-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen L. Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G73500, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristen L. Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen L. Nichols, MD had 4,946 Medicare Part D claims for 684 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.