Rachel Nichols, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · McPherson, KS
Rachel Nichols, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in McPherson, Kansas, and NPI 1154770154, issued on Jun 9, 2016. Check the license (Kansas 04-43478, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Nichols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 04-43478 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Hospital Dr, McPherson, KS 67460
- Phone
- (620) 241-2251
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (620) 798-2630
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200721003914); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Shelley Bradley, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1528439601
Verify Rachel Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-43478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
323 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis22 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Cefdinir19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 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): 69.1 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: $47.50
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson, KS · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rachel Nichols among 1,010 internal medicine physician records in Kansas
Rachel Nichols, M.D. is one of 1,010 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in McPherson
They are 3 of the 223 NPPES records with a practice address in McPherson, and 1,010 internal medicine physician records in Kansas.
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- William Savage, MDHutchinson, KS 675011508966789
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Common questions
What is Rachel Nichols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rachel Nichols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154770154, issued on Jun 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Nichols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Hospital Dr, McPherson, KS, 67460. Phone: (620) 241-2251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Nichols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-43478, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rachel Nichols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Nichols, M.D. had 323 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rachel Nichols, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.1 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.