William Scott Nickels, DDS PC
Dentist · Nashville, TN
William Scott Nickels, DDS PC is a dentist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790867018, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DX005032, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Scott Nickels
- Credential
- DDS PC
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- DX005032 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 323 21St Ave North, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 327-4257
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 328-9542
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Scott Nickels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license DX005032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin105 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl20 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: $93.98
1 payment: gift; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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 Scott Nickels among 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee
William Scott Nickels, DDS PC is one of 1,525 dentist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 64% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 122300000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is William Scott Nickels, DDS PC's NPI number?
William Scott Nickels, DDS PC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790867018, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Scott Nickels, DDS PC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 323 21St Ave North, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 327-4257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Scott Nickels, DDS PC's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number DX005032, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Scott Nickels, DDS PC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Scott Nickels, DDS PC had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.