Scott David Nichols, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Chico, CA
Scott David Nichols, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1295989572, issued on Nov 12, 2008. Check the license (California A105801, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott David Nichols
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A105801 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-5250
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250524000052); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott David Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 76.7 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: $111.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Northern Valley Indian Health IncChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott David Nichols among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Scott David Nichols, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allen, M.D.Chico, CA 959261114155256
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- Samuel Brown, M.D.Chico, CA 959261396923868
- Russell Cottrell, M.D.Chico, CA 959261841272614
- Christopher Dunham, M.D.Chico, CA 959261639193659
- James Glover, M.D.Chico, CA 959261649321068
- Hallie Hogan, MDChico, CA 959261629507868
- David Kidwell, M.D.Chico, CA 959261669611950
Common questions
What is Scott David Nichols, MD's NPI number?
Scott David Nichols, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295989572, issued on Nov 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott David Nichols, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-5250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott David Nichols, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A105801, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott David Nichols, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott David Nichols, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott David Nichols, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.