Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbus, IN
Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, Indiana, and NPI 1548804552, issued on Nov 1, 2019. Check the license (Indiana 71009708A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Gail Nichols
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 71009708A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3060 National Road, Columbus, IN 47201
- Phone
- (812) 314-7955
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Gail Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 71009708ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
- Methylprednisolone24 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Cefdinir18 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate18 claims
- Ofloxacin18 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $166.32
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Melanie Gail Nichols among 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana
Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C is one of 5,867 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
96 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 96 of the 1,619 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548804552, issued on Nov 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3060 National Road, Columbus, IN, 47201. Phone: (812) 314-7955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 71009708A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Gail Nichols, FNP-C'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.