Nils P. Nickel
NPI 1528488731ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· El Paso, TX
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, practicing in El Paso, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,196,258 for 321 claims, against $32,897 paid for services in 2024. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $236.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists University Medical Center of El Paso as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1528488731 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 27, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 9, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | S9043 | TX |
| Emergency Medicine | 207P00000X | A144404 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 106 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 291 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $32,897 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 321 · 431 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 39 |
| Total drug cost | $2,196,258 |
| Generic share | 35% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
Medical group
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl Paso, TX · 304 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$236.24 · 5 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$299.67 · 5 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $108.18 | 1 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $94.40 | 2 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $17.57 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $16.09 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$236.24 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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