Claude Nichols, M.D.

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XX0005X

Practice address

795 College Parkway
Colchester, VT 05446

Phone

(802) 847-4914

NPI assigned

Jul 20, 2006

Last updated

Sep 11, 2025By 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 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in VT

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

Orthopedic SurgeryAlso: Sports Medicine

Education

Temple University School of Medicine, 1979

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University of Vermont Medical Center IncGroup PAC ID 3779491071, 1,208 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Hospital, Burlington, VT, CCN 470003

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cnichols3743@direct.uvmhealth.org

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.

• University of Vermont Medical Center Inc

  dba Uvm Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Burlington, VT
  • NPI 1659309615
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• University of Vermont Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Burlington, VT
  • NPI 1568419976
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "501 MEADOWRUN RD",
            "city": "WILLISTON",
            "state": "VT",
            "postal_code": "054957511"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "795 COLLEGE PARKWAY",
            "city": "COLCHESTER",
            "state": "VT",
            "postal_code": "05446",
            "telephone_number": "802-847-4914"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "NICHOLS",
        "first_name": "CLAUDE",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-07-20",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-11",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Orthopaedic Surgery",
            "state": "VT",
            "license": null,
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "207XX0005X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine",
            "state": "VT",
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}

• Olivia Nemier, PA-C
• Karen Nepveu, M.D.
• Robert David Nesbit, MD
• New England Forensic Assessment
• Damon Nguyen
• Niles Smiles Dental, PLLC
• Nomadvax LLC
• Northeastern Reproductive Medicine Laboratories PLLC
• Northeastern Reproductive Medicine PLLC
• Mary Ellen O'Brien, PT

• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Colchester, VT
• Providers in Colchester, VT by specialty
• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Vermont

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 11, 2025; 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.