NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Eugene Nichols, DC

Chiropractor · Ashland, KY

William Eugene Nichols, DC is a chiropractor with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1245358258, issued on Mar 27, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 4516, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245358258
Name
William Eugene Nichols
Credential
DC
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License numbers
4516 KY
717 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2301 Lexington Ave Ste 310B, Ashland, KY 41101
Phone
(606) 408-1321
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2025
Fax
(606) 408-6411
Medicaid ID
85000701 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200327001495); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Palmer College Chiropractic - Davenport, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $275.65

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,456 providers of this specialty with any payment received $336.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Nichols$275.65
  2. Specialty average$336.04

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

  1. Kings Daughters Medical Specialties IncAshland, KY
  2. University Physicians And Surgeons, IncHuntington, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Eugene Nichols among 1,016 chiropractor records in Kentucky

William Eugene Nichols, DC is one of 1,016 chiropractor records with a practice address in Kentucky. 21% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 532 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 chiropractor records list a practice address in Ashland

They are 18 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 1,016 chiropractor records in Kentucky.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Coursey, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011437377132
  2. James Hamlin, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011588697445
  3. Jeremiah Holmes, DCAshland, KY 411011689771081
  4. Dylan Howe, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011356866115
  5. Terry Meredith, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011932165602
  6. Dwain Porter, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011871664334
  7. Daniel Qualls, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011104006675
  8. Jessica Qualls, D.C.Ashland, KY 411011689854143

Common questions

What is William Eugene Nichols, DC's NPI number?

William Eugene Nichols, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245358258, issued on Mar 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Eugene Nichols, DC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Lexington Ave Ste 310B, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 408-1321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Eugene Nichols, DC's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 4516, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.