Dr. Randall Wayne Nichols , MD
Surgery โข Dothan, AL
2431 W Main St, Suite 1001
Dothan, AL 363011217
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NPI assigned on October 10, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 635 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99203 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 288 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 159 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 48 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 842 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 311 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) โ 143 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin โ 69 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dothan, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 391. Middle half: 281 to 535.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 241. Middle half: 114 to 402.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 795 in 2020 to 635 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2431 W Main St
Suite 1001
Dothan, AL 363011217
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
469 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $130,349 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $98,260 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,139 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$24,380 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $25.01 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Nichols has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Nichols as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Dothan and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dothan, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 391. Middle half: 281 to 535.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 241. Middle half: 114 to 402.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dothan, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,080. Middle half: $28,192 to $90,550.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,730. Middle half: $12,581 to $48,415.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dothan, AL (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,373. Middle half: $21,352 to $68,341.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 262 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,212. Middle half: $9,421 to $37,171.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dothan, AL (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 300. Middle half: 129 to 477.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 274 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 116. Middle half: 53 to 255.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Dothan, AL (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,517. Middle half: $1,278 to $54,821.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 274 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,026. Middle half: $329 to $4,875.
15 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Dothan, AL (445 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dothan
0% of these 15 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.3% of these 15 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 20% from 795 in 2020 to 635 in 2024.
- 2020: 795
- 2021: 788
- 2022: 714
- 2023: 645
- 2024: 635
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 19% from $160,740 in 2020 to $130,349 in 2024.
- 2020: $160,740
- 2021: $180,728
- 2022: $142,405
- 2023: $138,140
- 2024: $130,349
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 22% from $126,011 in 2020 to $98,260 in 2024.
- 2020: $126,011
- 2021: $142,412
- 2022: $110,665
- 2023: $106,053
- 2024: $98,260
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 833 in 2020 and 842 in 2024.
- 2020: 833
- 2021: 769
- 2022: 818
- 2023: 773
- 2024: 842
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 10% from 1,035 in 2020 to 1,139 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,035
- 2021: 975
- 2022: 1,080
- 2023: 1,044
- 2024: 1,139
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 110% from $11,592 in 2020 to $24,380 in 2024.
- 2020: $11,592
- 2021: $8,757
- 2022: $11,773
- 2023: $11,767
- 2024: $24,380
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $298.81 in 2019 to $25.01 in 2024.
- 2019: $298.81
- 2022: $13.19
- 2023: $27.12
- 2024: $25.01
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $25.01.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM | General | $25.01 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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288 | 288 | $102.00 | $94.05 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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159 | 135 | $82.00 | $75.48 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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48 | 44 | $51.00 | $42.04 |
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35301
Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery
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46 | 44 | $2854.00 | $927.43 |
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47562
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
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20 | 20 | $1720.00 | $527.01 |
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49505
Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)
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18 | 18 | $1089.33 | $440.98 |
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19301
Partial removal of breast
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17 | 15 | $840.00 | $535.94 |
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38525
Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm
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16 | 16 | $712.00 | $208.48 |
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34812
Exposure of thigh artery for insertion of prosthesis
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12 | 12 | $1178.75 | $234.06 |
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34705
Repair of infrarenal aorta and groin artery with graft for other than rupture on both sides with review by radiologist
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11 | 11 | $2192.00 | $1168.06 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 311 | 1,957 | $4,854.13 | 249 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 143 | 10,784 | $1,288.89 | 43 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 69 | 3,109 | $548.90 | 24 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 48 | 482 | $186.66 | 41 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 40 | 307 | $151.23 | 32 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 39 | 2,017 | $361.98 | 15 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 | 394 | $650.77 | 15 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 37 | 375 | $242.66 | 28 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 25 | 234 | $375.37 | 17 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 18 | 780 | $15,121.30 | โ |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 16 | 48 | $25.38 | โ |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 16 | 596 | $359.55 | โ |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 15 | 147 | $73.45 | 13 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | 146 | $120.04 | 12 |
| Cimetidine | Cimetidine | 12 | 12 | $19.99 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20140102000202
AL
1456589183
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2431 W MAIN ST, SUITE 1001, DOTHAN, AL 363011217 (Tel: 3346776220)
Registered at PO BOX 6188, DOTHAN, AL 363026188 (Tel: 3346776220)
Recorded as RANDALL NICHOLS, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 9258)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 112 HAVEN DR, SUITE 2, DOTHAN, AL 363012957 (Tel: 3346776220)
Registered at 112 HAVEN DR, SUITE 2, DOTHAN, AL 363012957 (Tel: 3346776220)
Recorded as RANDALL NICHOLS, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 9258)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Dothan
- Dr. Jason Beaver, MD
- Dr. Steven Fendley, MD
- Dr. Chad Brady, MD
- Dr. Bradley Marker, MD
- Dr. J. Duke, DO
- Dr. Charles Carpenter, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 6188
Dothan, AL 363026188
Phone: 3346776220