Monica Cecile Nichols, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Monica Cecile Nichols, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1851488795, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.007005, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Cecile Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- DR.007005 CO
A62070 CA
ME133934 FL
MD60767673 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5353 N Union Blvd Ste 202, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
- Phone
- (970) 310-2069
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230117002553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5353 N Union Blvd Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Andrew Fowler, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1851905830
- Kayla Hill, LPC, LACProfessional Counselor1437623204
- Betsy LehmanMental Health Counselor1598431611
Verify Monica Cecile Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.007005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
611 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine50 claims
- Clozapine43 claims
- Olanzapine42 claims
- Topiramate39 claims
- Trazodone Hcl38 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er31 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: $113.04
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Heart Centered Counseling PCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Cecile Nichols among 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado
Monica Cecile Nichols, MD is one of 990 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 65% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2009 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Colorado
There are 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado.
All 990 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Dawson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181073571857
- Julia Hajibrahim, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181194942136
- Charles Haverty, DOColorado Springs, CO 809181578022612
- Marshall Hayes, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809181760460794
- Roy Kiser, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809181518048156
- Alessio Luinetti, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181871980367
- Artin Terhakopian, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809181962466110
- Megan Bowers, M.D., PH.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809191659660678
Common questions
What is Monica Cecile Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Monica Cecile Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851488795, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Cecile Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5353 N Union Blvd Ste 202, Colorado Springs, CO, 80918. Phone: (970) 310-2069. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Cecile Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.007005, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Monica Cecile Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Cecile Nichols, MD had 611 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.