Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Virginia Beach, VA
Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1770749202, issued on Aug 4, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0024171054, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandra W. Nichols
- Credential
- PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 0024171054 VA
A004963 AR
AP10570 AZ
9241995 FL
ARNP9241995 FL
and 3 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4360 Shore Dr Ste 101, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
- Phone
- (757) 251-0879
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2026
- Fax
- (984) 220-9437
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171106003241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 1,531 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4360 Shore Dr Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sandra W. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024171054Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
288 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate30 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl23 claims
- Trazodone Hcl20 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Lamotrigine17 claims
- Bupropion Xl12 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: $883.13
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Summit Healthcare Medical AssociatesSt Johns, AZ
- Your Nurse Practitioner PLLCFort Mohave, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandra W. Nichols among 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is one of 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 6% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 903 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
105 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Virginia Beach
They are 105 of the 9,147 NPPES records with a practice address in Virginia Beach, and 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
All 1,531 in Virginia → Every provider in Virginia Beach → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amanda BrunnerVirginia Beach, VA 234551952022543
- Kaley Cook, PMHNPVirginia Beach, VA 234551588433692
- Mary Davis, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BCVirginia Beach, VA 234551770038093
- Suzanna Doty, PMHNPVirginia Beach, VA 234551962285528
- Jo Harford, NPVirginia Beach, VA 234551649133612
- Cheryl Major-Cooper, NURSE PRACTITIONERVirginia Beach, VA 234551952736274
- Karen O'Connell, APRNVirginia Beach, VA 234551336900992
- Rimpal Patel Patel, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCVirginia Beach, VA 234551275454035
Common questions
What is Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,'s NPI number?
Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770749202, issued on Aug 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4360 Shore Dr Ste 101, Virginia Beach, VA, 23455. Phone: (757) 251-0879. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024171054, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra W. Nichols, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.