Mark Lynn Nichols, MD
Otology & Neurotology Physician · Houston, TX
Mark Lynn Nichols, MD is an otology & neurotology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215910732, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (Texas H3922, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Lynn Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otology & Neurotology Physician 207YX0901X
- License number
- H3922 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 461-2626
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 984-1703
- Medicaid ID
- 116661302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100405000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Lynn Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H3922Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otology & neurotology physician in 2024
1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries, against an average of 409 among the 340 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate345 claims
- Omeprazole174 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium102 claims
- Azelastine Hcl94 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate69 claims
- Ofloxacin69 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $433.71
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 283 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,757.03 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ent And Allergy Associates OF Texas PLLCHouston, TX
- Houston Ear Nose And Throat Clinic LLPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Lynn Nichols among 36 otology & neurotology physician records in Texas
Mark Lynn Nichols, MD is one of 36 otology & neurotology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0901X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otology & Neurotology Physician providers in Texas
There are 36 otology & neurotology physician records in Texas.
All 36 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Otology & Neurotology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otology & neurotology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Newton Coker, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679577571
- Vivian Kaul, MDHouston, TX 770301215381066
- Kenny Lin, MDHouston, TX 770301548502925
- Marc-Elie Nader, MDHouston, TX 770301306180781
- Angela Peng, MDHouston, TX 770301164623559
- Bechara Ghorayeb, M.D.Houston, TX 770431538160312
- George McReynolds, MDHouston, TX 770741023091543
- Ching-Yen Chang, MDBellaire, TX 774011316981392
Common questions
What is Mark Lynn Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Mark Lynn Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215910732, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Lynn Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 461-2626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Lynn Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H3922, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark Lynn Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Lynn Nichols, MD had 1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 516 beneficiaries; the average among otology & neurotology physician prescribers was 409. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Lynn Nichols, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.