NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Nichols, ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · The Woodlands, TX

Paula Nichols, ACNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1225449945, issued on May 15, 2014. Check the license (Texas 689223, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225449945
Name
Paula Nichols
Credential
ACNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
689223 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17350 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384
Phone
(281) 444-3278
Enumerated
May 15, 2014
Record last updated
May 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(832) 249-3861
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150317001058); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 17350 St Lukes Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Margaret Abbott, PTPhysical Therapist1881901759
  2. Chacko Alexander, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1033110200
  3. Debbie Arenstein, N.PAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1104359819
  4. Deena Barnes, M.S.,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356586838
  5. Michael Brown, PHARM DPharmacist1710969407
  6. Kimberly Burton, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1629003504

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

2,847 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Paula Nichols2,847
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate205 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium191 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium165 claims
  5. Clopidogrel149 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate141 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: $1,612.17

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paula Nichols$1,612.17
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paula Nichols among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas

Paula Nichols, ACNP is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in The Woodlands

They are 29 of the 2,254 NPPES records with a practice address in The Woodlands, and 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wilma Barboza, MSN,APRN,AGACNPThe Woodlands, TX 773841073154779
  2. Tina HillThe Woodlands, TX 773841417494303
  3. Julia Manning, CNPThe Woodlands, TX 773841033110101
  4. Abigail Marcotte, APRNThe Woodlands, TX 773841619529302
  5. Mattie McCowen, ACNP-BCShenandoah, TX 773841801131487
  6. Virginia Meyer, N.P.Conroe, TX 773841366974842
  7. Madare Previlor, ACNP-BCThe Woodlands, TX 773841992942643
  8. John Reyes, RN, MSN, ACNPThe Woodlands, TX 773841518142371

Common questions

What is Paula Nichols, ACNP's NPI number?

Paula Nichols, ACNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225449945, issued on May 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Nichols, ACNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17350 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX, 77384. Phone: (281) 444-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Nichols, ACNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 689223, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paula Nichols, ACNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Nichols, ACNP had 2,847 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.