Stephen L. Nichols, O.D.
Optometrist · Overland Park, KS
Stephen L. Nichols, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Overland Park, Kansas, and NPI 1568459469, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 1578-3, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen L. Nichols
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1578-3 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7504 Antioch RD, Overland Park, KS 66204
- Phone
- (913) 341-3100
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 341-6818
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100119000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7504 Antioch RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Megan Haghnegahdar, MDOphthalmology Physician1891256285
- Michael Hettinger, MDSpecialist1801888615
- Christopher Ketcherside, MDOphthalmology Physician1952523334
Verify Stephen L. Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1578-3Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
916 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin131 claims
- Restasis115 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth97 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone88 claims
- Azithromycin73 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate69 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): 85.5 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: $224.83
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Kansas City Eye Clinic, P.A.Overland Park, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen L. Nichols among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Stephen L. Nichols, O.D. is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 152W00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 optometrist records list a practice address in Overland Park
They are 62 of the 6,064 NPPES records with a practice address in Overland Park, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
All 715 in Kansas → Every provider in Overland Park → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Bircher, O.D.Overland Park, KS 662041235137308
- Christi Blood-White, O.D.Overland Park, KS 662041851760847
- Brenda Edwards, O.D.Shawnee Mission, KS 662041518999291
- Thomas Mack, OPTOMETRISTOverland Park, KS 662041396817060
- Rebecca Nichols, O.D.Overland Park, KS 662041972532315
- Cynthia Simone, O.D.Shawnee Mission, KS 662041396777090
- Rachael Williams, ODShawnee Mission, KS 662041154164465
- Mark Bunde, O.D.Fairway, KS 662051184636441
Common questions
What is Stephen L. Nichols, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen L. Nichols, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568459469, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen L. Nichols, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7504 Antioch RD, Overland Park, KS, 66204. Phone: (913) 341-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen L. Nichols, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1578-3, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen L. Nichols, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen L. Nichols, O.D. had 916 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen L. Nichols, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.