John Christopher Nichols, M.D.

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

12987 Issued in AL

Practice address

2217 Decatur Hwy
Suite 101
Gardendale, AL 35071-2301

Phone

(205) 418-1200

Fax

(205) 418-1210

NPI assigned

May 24, 2006

Last updated

Jul 13, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Other names 1

• John Chris Nichols Other name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

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

Internal Medicine

Education

University of Alabama School of Medicine, 1985

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Vincentian Physician Services LLCGroup PAC ID 1557548161, 81 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Compassus Home Health Home health agency, Birmingham, AL, CCN 017149
• Centerwell Home Health Home health agency, Birmingham, AL, CCN 017054

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

98.67 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.18

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• bcbs alabama network 01H0
• bcbs alabama network 01C0
• bcbs alabama network 01I0
• bcbs alabama network 01E0
• bcbs alabama network 01A0
• bcbs alabama network 01B0
• bcbs alabama network 01G0

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: john.nichols.1@9069.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.

• Vincentian Physician Services LLC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1851698310

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Shades Mountain Imaging PC

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Vestavia Hills, AL
  • NPI 1033157185
  NPD (past)

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

• Centerwell Certified Healthcare Corp.

  dba Centerwell Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1477582393
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Vincent's Home Health, LLC

  dba Ascension at Home

  • Home Health Agency
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1083721575
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Internal Medicine Physician in Gardendale, AL
• Providers in Gardendale, AL by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 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.

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