Christopher M Nickele, M.D.

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X

License

51057 Issued in TN

Practice address

6325 Humphreys Blvd
Semmes-Murphey Clinic
Memphis, TN 38120-2300

Phone

(901) 522-7700

Fax

(901) 522-2600

NPI assigned

Jul 24, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 5

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Neurosurgery

Education

Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2007

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Health Facilities Rehab Services IncGroup PAC ID 3476679226, 152 clinicians

Semmes-Murphey Clinic PCGroup PAC ID 1254235914, 66 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Hospital, Memphis, TN, CCN 440049
• Baptist Memorial Hospital Hospital, Memphis, TN, CCN 440048
• St Francis Hospital Hospital, Memphis, TN, CCN 440183
• St Bernards Medical Center Hospital, Jonesboro, AR, CCN 040020

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.8 of 100Reported as group

Quality

67.04

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.62

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cnickele24488@mlh.direct-ci.com
• Direct secure messaging: christopher.nickele.1@28653.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Semmes-Murphey Clinic PC

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Memphis, TN
  • NPI 1477571891
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Health Facilities Rehab Services Inc

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Sikeston, MO
  • NPI 1720003551
  Care Compare group
• Semmes-Murphey Clinic PC

  • Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • Memphis, TN
  • NPI 1730385915
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Amisub (SFH), Inc.

  dba St. Francis Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Memphis, TN
  • NPI 1952326977
  Care Compare affiliation
• Baptist Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Memphis, TN
  • NPI 1578527172
  Care Compare affiliation
• Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals

  dba Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

  • Children's Hospital
  • Memphis, TN
  • NPI 1386709871
  Care Compare affiliation
• Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Memphis, TN
  • NPI 1558365890
  Care Compare affiliation
• Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals

  dba Le Bonheur Children's Hospital - Germantown

  • Children's Hospital
  • Germantown, TN
  • NPI 1649654450
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Bernards Hospital Inc

  dba St Bernards Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Jonesboro, AR
  • NPI 1922043686
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Rachael Nichols, COTA/L
• Takiylah Kelis Nichols
• Theresa Louise Nichols, P.T.
• Tiffany Nichols
• Katie Nicholson, APRN
• Eugenie B Nickell, LPC
• Zakiya Oni Nicks, OD
• Okeemah Nicolini
• David Gregory Nicotera, SLP
• Kristin Niel, PH.D.

• Neurological Surgery Physician in Memphis, TN
• Providers in Memphis, TN by specialty
• Neurological Surgery Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 15, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.