Dr. Jacob Nichols, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 301
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 128
- Part D claims, 2024
- 303
- Publications
- 12
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415
- Practice phone
- Call (806) 743-3150
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
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Dr. Jacob Nichols is an infectious disease specialist in Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Nichols practices at Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine in Lubbock, Texas.
Dr. Nichols' NPI, 1831500578, was assigned on May 15, 2014. Dr. Nichols graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Nichols' Texas license number on file is R5299.
- NPI
- 1831500578NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234437641
- NPI enumeration date
- May 15, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (806) 743-3150
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Jacob Nichols practices at Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine in Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Nichols' primary practice is Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine, at 3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415 in Lubbock County. The practice phone is (806) 743-3150.
- Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415 · Lubbock CountyPhone(806) 743-3150
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Jacob Nichols is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Nichols' primary practice is Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Nichols is also affiliated with University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Texas Tech Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nichols to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Jacob Nichols' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nichols practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Jacob Nichols is one of 629 infectious disease specialists in Texas
Infectious disease is Dr. Nichols' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Nichols is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Nichols has a license on file in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists hiv/aids, joint or bone infection, pneumonia and respiratory infection, sepsis and UTI among the conditions Dr. Nichols treats.
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Nichols
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Jacob Nichols billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024
CMS data shows 301 Medicare services from Dr. Nichols across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 128 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,938 for them.
Dr. Nichols' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2612024: 2818%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 20
Where Dr. Nichols' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5719%
- In a facility24481%
Dr. Nichols compared with the Texas median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Nichols
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 301vs 39223% below
- Medicare patients
- 128vs 16522% below
- Part D claims
- 182vs 2009% below
Medians across 571 infectious disease specialists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nichols' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Jacob Nichols treated 128 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nichols in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 49 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nichols' median patient age at 66, with 36% women.
Dr. Nichols' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nichols' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5241%
- Men7659%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nichols' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol69%
- Diabetes55%
- Ischemic heart disease48%
- Chronic kidney disease47%
- Arthritis46%
- Heart failure42%
- Mood disorders39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nichols' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women36%
- Men63%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Jacob Nichols wrote 303 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nichols wrote 303 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 37% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 182 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $546,801 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 315 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Nichols' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic112 claims37%
- Brand-name191 claims63%
Dr. Nichols' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Nichols' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics24%73 of 303 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3152024: 18242%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 13 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Jacob Nichols scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Nichols for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Nichols accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nichols' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 88of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Jacob Nichols has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Nichols, published from 2017 to 2024. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Nichols has published most often in Case Rep Infect Dis. Dr. Nichols' most frequent co-authors are Kanak Parmar, MD, Pavan Attaluri, MD and Nicholas James Evans, MD.
Dr. Nichols' papers by year, 2017 to 2024
Dr. Nichols' most frequent co-authors
- Kanak Parmar, MD2 shared papers
- Pavan Attaluri, MD1 shared paper
- Nicholas James Evans, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Nichols
AIDS Res Ther
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Jacob Nichols received $7,145 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 210 general payments to Dr. Nichols from 25 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. ViiV Healthcare Company paid the most, $1,658.
General payments to Dr. Nichols by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nichols by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,38789%
- Education$75811%
Companies that paid Dr. Nichols the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Jacob Nichols graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Nichols graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2014.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Jacob Nichols accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Nichols is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Nichols accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare8
- POS5
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Jacob Nichols's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Jacob Nichols' NPI number?
Dr. Jacob Nichols' NPI number is 1831500578. It was assigned on May 15, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Jacob Nichols?
Dr. Jacob Nichols is an infectious disease specialist in Lubbock, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Jacob Nichols practice?
Dr. Nichols practices at 3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415. Dr. Nichols' primary practice is Ttuhsc -Internal Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nichols to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Jacob Nichols' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nichols is (806) 743-3150.
What is Dr. Jacob Nichols' medical license number?
Dr. Nichols' Texas license number on file is R5299.
Which hospitals is Dr. Jacob Nichols affiliated with?
Dr. Nichols is affiliated with University Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Jacob Nichols part of?
Dr. Nichols is linked to Texas Tech Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Nichols to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Jacob Nichols accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nichols billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024, and Dr. Nichols accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Jacob Nichols' MIPS score?
Dr. Nichols' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jacob Nichols see?
CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nichols in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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Is Dr. Jacob Nichols board certified?
Yes. Dr. Nichols is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Jacob Nichols bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nichols' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Jacob Nichols go to medical school?
Dr. Nichols graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Jacob Nichols prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nichols' most prescribed drugs by claims were Triumeq, Biktarvy and Descovy.
Has Dr. Jacob Nichols received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,145 in general payments to Dr. Nichols from 25 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from ViiV Healthcare Company.
How long has Dr. Jacob Nichols been practicing?
Dr. Nichols graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Jacob Nichols do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Nichols, published from 2017 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Jacob Nichols publish with?
Dr. Nichols' most frequent co-authors are Kanak Parmar, MD (2 shared papers), Pavan Attaluri, MD (1 shared paper) and Nicholas James Evans, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Jacob Nichols accept?
Dr. Nichols is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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