Dr. Christopher Mead Nichols , MD
Plastic Surgery • Tacoma, WA
6002 Westgate Blvd, Suite 160
Tacoma, WA 984062570
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Dr. Christopher Nichols is listed in NPPES under Plastic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on September 16, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 43 Original Medicare Part B services in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2021:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 30 service units.
- 99205 — New patient outpatient office visit: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2020 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2021). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 35 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) — 19 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Washington (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 53. Middle half: 18 to 84.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 142 in 2017 to 43 in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2021.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6002 Westgate Blvd
Suite 160
Tacoma, WA 984062570
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Cmn Industries. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Florida College Of Medicine
2001
What Public CMS Data Show
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $5,519 in 2021
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2021. 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 – by Provider and Service, 2021.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,980 in 2021
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2021, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2021.
30-day fills
35 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
$282 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,427.42 across 16 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,057.42 across 15 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $370.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.: $1,147.76 across 9 records.
- Becton, Dickinson and Company: $130.40 across 1 record.
- MOTIVA USA, LLC: $44.87 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
25 years (graduated 2001)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2001 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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 Tacoma and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Washington (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 53. Middle half: 18 to 84.
Too few clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Tacoma have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Washington (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $274. Middle half: $85 to $584.
Too few clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Tacoma have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Nichols are from 2021.
5 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (91 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 70% from 142 in 2017 to 43 in 2021.
- 2017: 142
- 2019: 58
- 2020: 48
- 2021: 43
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 85% from $37,112 in 2017 to $5,519 in 2021.
- 2017: $37,112
- 2019: $5,999
- 2020: $5,090
- 2021: $5,519
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 87% from $29,496 in 2017 to $3,980 in 2021.
- 2017: $29,496
- 2019: $4,387
- 2020: $3,793
- 2021: $3,980
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 51% from 72 in 2020 to 35 in 2024.
- 2020: 72
- 2021: 86
- 2022: 89
- 2023: 48
- 2024: 35
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 51% from 72 in 2020 to 35 in 2024.
- 2020: 72
- 2021: 86
- 2022: 89
- 2023: 48
- 2024: 35
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $720 in 2020 to $282 in 2024.
- 2020: $720
- 2021: $1,136
- 2022: $814
- 2023: $574
- 2024: $282
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 91% from $16,749.95 in 2021 to $1,427.42 in 2025.
- 2021: $16,749.95
- 2022: $19,891.64
- 2023: $2,953.33
- 2024: $8,358.79
- 2025: $1,427.42
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2021), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 16 records totaling $1,427.42.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $370.00 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $213.58 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $176.88 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GalaFLEX | General | $130.40 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $104.29 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $78.42 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $65.14 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $49.23 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $48.12 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $42.10 |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DAXXIFY | General | $39.67 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OMNIGRAFT | General | $30.44 |
| MOTIVA USA, LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Motiva Implant Matrix | General | $22.84 |
| MOTIVA USA, LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Motiva Implant Matrix | General | $22.03 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS | General | $19.29 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR SILTEX Round SPECTRUM | General | $14.99 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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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30 | 20 | $301.96 | $87.38 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $838.96 | $222.87 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2021; 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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| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 19 | 129 | $166.73 | 18 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | 83 | $114.80 | 15 |
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: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I20080721000103
WA
2264505692
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Cmn Industries
145 Lilly Rd Ne, Olympia, WA 985065028
Phone: 3608789300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
PHYSICIANASSISTANT
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Plastic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), SCM
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 16, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Tacoma
Healthcare providers in TacomaMailing Address
6002 Westgate Blvd, Suite 160
Tacoma, WA 984062570
Phone: 2537594522