Melissa Ashley Nickles
Dermatology Physician · Chicago, IL
Melissa Ashley Nickles is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1902487689, issued on Apr 15, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 125.079601, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ashley Nickles
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 125.079601 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 808 S Wood St # 3E, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-8666
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ashley Nickles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125.079601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole41 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide25 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate18 claims
- Fluocinonide15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $80.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Melissa Ashley Nickles among 647 dermatology physician records in Illinois
Melissa Ashley Nickles is one of 647 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 647 dermatology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hina Ahmad, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121376709154
- Iris Aronson, MDChicago, IL 606121629153614
- Jerry Feldman, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121962577676
- Ralph Fiore, D.OChicago, IL 606121770524043
- Claudia Hernandez, MDChicago, IL 606121417018136
- Carlotta HillChicago, IL 606121598864142
- Milena Lyon, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121053512491
- Shilpa Mehta, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121407162530
Common questions
What is Melissa Ashley Nickles's NPI number?
Melissa Ashley Nickles's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902487689, issued on Apr 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ashley Nickles located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 808 S Wood St # 3E, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-8666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ashley Nickles's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.079601, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Ashley Nickles prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ashley Nickles had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.