William Louis Nickel, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Winnetka, IL
William Louis Nickel, DDS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Winnetka, Illinois, and NPI 1649283847, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 021-001915, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Louis Nickel
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
- License number
- 021-001915 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 715 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093
- Phone
- (224) 255-6790
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (224) 255-6792
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Louis Nickel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 021-001915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin58 claims
- Ibuprofen58 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 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: $152.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 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.
William Louis Nickel among 322 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Illinois
William Louis Nickel, DDS is one of 322 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 10% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in Illinois
There are 322 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Illinois.
All 322 in Illinois → Every provider in Winnetka → Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) nationwide →
The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Alexander, DMDWinnetka, IL 600931376955443
- Scott Frank, D.D.S.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891841363991
- Alexander Katsnelson, DMD, MSBuffalo Grove, IL 600891982885208
- Parimal Sapovadia, D.M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891487609327
- William Anderson, DDSGreat Lakes, IL 600881780657221
- Andrew Bracci, D.M.D.Great Lakes, IL 600881528046620
- Robert Burcal, DDSGreat Lakes, IL 600881871770248
- Arnold Delfiner, D.D.S.Great Lakes, IL 600881356313134
Common questions
What is William Louis Nickel, DDS's NPI number?
William Louis Nickel, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649283847, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Louis Nickel, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 715 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL, 60093. Phone: (224) 255-6790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Louis Nickel, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 021-001915, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Louis Nickel, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Louis Nickel, DDS had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.