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.
- 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
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Verify Paula Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 689223Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate205 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Losartan Potassium165 claims
- Clopidogrel149 claims
- 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.
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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- 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.
All 3,239 in Texas → Every provider in The Woodlands → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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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.