Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS
Dentist · Kankakee, IL
Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Kankakee, Illinois, and NPI 1861554248, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Scot Nicklas
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- Practice location
- 497 South Wall St, Kankakee, IL 60901
- Phone
- (815) 932-6251
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Scot Nicklas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
308 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin157 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl39 claims
- Prevident 5000 Dry Mouth37 claims
- Sodium Fluoride 5000 Dry Mouth36 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Prevident 5000 Enamel Protect11 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.
Richard Scot Nicklas among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois
Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Illinois
There are 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Hess, D.D.S.Kankakee, IL 609011346397973
- Charles Kay, D.D.S.Kankakee, IL 609011902122401
- William Mitsos, DDSKankakee, IL 609011194912709
- Ajay Das, DDSBourbonnais, IL 609141891002994
- Scott Fogel, DDSBourbonnais, IL 609141679818835
- Thomas George, DDSBourbonnais, IL 609141346372695
- Armin Haghighi, DDSBourbonnais, IL 609141982083655
- Brandi KanerBourbonnais, IL 609141275706301
Common questions
What is Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS's NPI number?
Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861554248, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 497 South Wall St, Kankakee, IL, 60901. Phone: (815) 932-6251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Scot Nicklas, DDS had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.