Lorraine Nichols, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Lawrence, KS
Lorraine Nichols, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lawrence, Kansas, and NPI 1396748745, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 0530777, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lorraine Nichols
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0530777 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 Biltmore Dr, Lawrence, KS 66049
- Phone
- (785) 505-2626
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 505-5333
- Medicaid ID
- 200266070A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040828000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1220 Biltmore Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lorraine Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 0530777Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,913 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium280 claims
- Lisinopril147 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium142 claims
- Metformin Hcl123 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide114 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): 85.4 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
- Lawrence Physicians LLCLawrence, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lorraine Nichols among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas
Lorraine Nichols, D.O. is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lawrence
They are 54 of the 2,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Lawrence, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is Lorraine Nichols, D.O.'s NPI number?
Lorraine Nichols, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396748745, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lorraine Nichols, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Biltmore Dr, Lawrence, KS, 66049. Phone: (785) 505-2626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lorraine Nichols, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 0530777, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lorraine Nichols, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lorraine Nichols, D.O. had 2,913 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lorraine Nichols, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.