Robert L. Nichols, MD
General Practice Physician · Santa Teresa, NM
Robert L. Nichols, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and NPI 1679634562, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 94-344, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert L. Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 94-344 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Country Club Road, Santa Teresa, NM 88008
- Phone
- (505) 589-4000
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (505) 589-7225
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041117001251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert L. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 94-344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,355 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims
- Lisinopril136 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
- Methylprednisolone64 claims
- Omeprazole59 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: $159.29
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Robert L. Nichols among 103 general practice physician records in New Mexico
Robert L. Nichols, MD is one of 103 general practice physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 45% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 45% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1991 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 103 general practice physician records in New Mexico.
All 103 in New Mexico → Every provider in Santa Teresa → General Practice Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Robert L. Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Robert L. Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679634562, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert L. Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Country Club Road, Santa Teresa, NM, 88008. Phone: (505) 589-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert L. Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 94-344, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert L. Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert L. Nichols, MD had 2,355 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.