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Dr. Paul Nicholls, MD, PhD
NPI1831543461PAC ID7810384039
- Part D claims, 2024
- 212
- Publications
- 4
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $82
- Practice address
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 873-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Paul Nicholls is an infectious disease specialist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Nicholls practices at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Harris County, TX.
Dr. Nicholls' NPI, 1831543461, was assigned on April 20, 2016. Dr. Nicholls graduated from UTMB Health in 2014. Dr. Nicholls holds Texas license T6333.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1831543461NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7810384039
- NPI enumeration date
- April 20, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 873-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paul Nicholls practices at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Nicholls' primary practice is Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital, at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 873-2000.
- Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 873-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Paul Nicholls is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Nicholls' primary practice is Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Harris County, TX. The medical group on file is Baylor College of Medicine.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul Nicholls' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nicholls practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paul Nicholls is one of 629 infectious disease specialists in Texas
Infectious disease is Dr. Nicholls' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Nicholls is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Nicholls is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists hiv/aids among the conditions Dr. Nicholls treats.
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Nicholls
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
629infectious disease specialists in Texas147infectious disease specialists in Houston22infectious disease specialists at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paul Nicholls' patients have a median age of 42
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nicholls' median patient age at 42, with 50% women.
Dr. Nicholls' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 42
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Paul Nicholls wrote 212 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nicholls wrote 212 Medicare Part D claims for 19 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 78 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $140,127 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 25 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024212
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$140,127
Part D patients19
Dr. Nicholls' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic136 claims64%
- Brand-name76 claims36%
Dr. Nicholls' 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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 252024: 78212%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 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. Paul Nicholls scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Nicholls for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nicholls accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nicholls' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 87.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
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. Paul Nicholls has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Nicholls, published from 2017 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents. Dr. Nicholls' most frequent co-authors are Saima Aslam, MD, Priti Dangayach, MD and Shilpa Jain, MD.
Papers4
Years published2017 to 2023
Dr. Nicholls' papers by year, 2017 to 2023
Topics Dr. Nicholls writes about most
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
Dr. Nicholls' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Nicholls
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Curr Opin Organ Transplant
Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial InfectionsDrug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
ACG Case Rep J
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Paul Nicholls received $82 in industry payments in 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Nicholls from 2 drug and device companies in 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $47.
Companies that paid Dr. Nicholls the most, 2019 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paul Nicholls graduated from UTMB Health
Dr. Nicholls graduated from UTMB Health in 2014.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Paul Nicholls accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Nicholls is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Alliant Health Plans
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Baylor Scott and White
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Plan types Dr. Nicholls accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO9
- PPO8
- POS6
- Medicare4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Paul Nicholls'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| 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. Paul Nicholls' NPI number?
Dr. Paul Nicholls' NPI number is 1831543461. It was assigned on April 20, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul Nicholls?
Dr. Paul Nicholls is an infectious disease specialist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Paul Nicholls practice?
Dr. Nicholls practices at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Nicholls' primary practice is Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Harris County, TX.
What is Dr. Paul Nicholls' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nicholls is (713) 873-2000.
What is Dr. Paul Nicholls' medical license number?
Dr. Nicholls holds Texas license T6333.
Which hospitals is Dr. Paul Nicholls affiliated with?
Dr. Nicholls practices at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Paul Nicholls part of?
Dr. Nicholls is linked to Baylor College of Medicine.
Does Dr. Paul Nicholls accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Dr. Nicholls as accepting Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Paul Nicholls' MIPS score?
Dr. Nicholls' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
Is Dr. Paul Nicholls board certified?
Yes. Dr. Nicholls is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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Where did Dr. Paul Nicholls go to medical school?
Dr. Nicholls graduated from UTMB Health in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Paul Nicholls prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nicholls' most prescribed drugs by claims were Biktarvy, Amlodipine Besylate and Tivicay.
Has Dr. Paul Nicholls received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $82 in general payments to Dr. Nicholls from 2 companies from 2019 to 2019. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Paul Nicholls been practicing?
Dr. Nicholls graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Paul Nicholls do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Nicholls, published from 2017 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Paul Nicholls publish with?
Dr. Nicholls' most frequent co-authors are Saima Aslam, MD (1 shared paper), Priti Dangayach, MD (1 shared paper) and Shilpa Jain, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Paul Nicholls accept?
Dr. Nicholls is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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