Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

John Christopher Nichols, M.D.

Internal Medicine · GARDENDALE, AL · NPI 1316992670

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	739	205
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	728	179
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	551	152
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	539	148
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	516	110
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	499	136
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	410	115
Furosemide	Furosemide	405	117
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	375	111
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	367	61
Eliquis	Apixaban	347	66
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	344	96
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	282	84
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	268	75
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	262	72
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	243	65
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	230	39
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	213	45
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	212	60
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	211	70
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	197	44
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	191	58
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	181	44
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	180	50
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	173	43
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	173	26
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	171	52
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	166	49
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	162	36
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	159	48
Baclofen	Baclofen	156	61
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	156	41
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	143	38
Atenolol	Atenolol	142	40
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	139	34
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	135	23
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	133	36
Glipizide	Glipizide	128	35
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	124	40
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	118	24
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	118	24
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	116	31
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	113	36
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	110	28
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	107	23
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	104	55
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	100	26
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	97	24
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	96	30
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	92	28
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	92	20
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	91	20
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	87	27
Finasteride	Finasteride	86	23
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	86	26
Famotidine	Famotidine	85	30
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	84	67
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	84	57
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	83	27
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	82	72
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	81	25
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	74	13
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	73	22
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	73	21
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	71	21
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	68	14
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	68	34
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	67	11
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	63	16
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	63	19
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	61	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	60	54
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	60	19
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	57	16
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	56	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	55	12
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	54	42
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	53	18
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	52	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	51	17
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	50	29
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	48	17
Prednisone	Prednisone	47	28
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	46	13
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	46	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	46	suppressed
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	45	14
Naproxen	Naproxen	45	16
Valsartan	Valsartan	45	15
Colestipol Hcl	Colestipol Hcl	44	12
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	44	14
Ozempic	Semaglutide	44	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	43	13
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	43	18
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	41	11
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	40	17
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	39	25
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	38	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	37	11
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	35	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	35	11
Cefdinir	Cefdinir	34	27
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	34	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	34	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	33	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	33	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	32	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	32	suppressed
Solifenacin Succinate	Solifenacin Succinate	32	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	32	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	31	23
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	31	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	31	14
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	31	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	30	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	29	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	28	23
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	28	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	28	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	28	28
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	28	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	27	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	27	23
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	27	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	26	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	26	suppressed
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	26	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	25	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	25	11
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	25	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	25	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	25	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	24	22
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	24	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	23	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	23	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Hcl	Hydroxyzine Hcl	23	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	23	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	23	14
Trospium Chloride	Trospium Chloride	23	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	22	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	21	suppressed
Unifine Pentips	Pen Needle, Diabetic	21	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	20	suppressed
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	20	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	20	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	20	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	19	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	18	suppressed
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	18	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	17	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	17	suppressed
Candesartan Cilexetil	Candesartan Cilexetil	16	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	16	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	16	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	16	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	16	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	16	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	15	suppressed
Janumet	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	15	suppressed
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	15	suppressed
Atomoxetine Hcl	Atomoxetine Hcl	14	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	14	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	14	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	14	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	14	11
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	14	11
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	14	suppressed
Colesevelam Hcl	Colesevelam Hcl	13	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	13	suppressed
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	13	suppressed
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	13	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	13	suppressed
Sure Comfort Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Belsomra	Suvorexant	12	suppressed
Estradiol (Once Weekly)	Estradiol	12	suppressed
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	12	suppressed
Glipizide-Metformin	Glipizide/Metformin Hcl	12	suppressed
Humulin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	12	suppressed
Hydrocortisone	Hydrocortisone	12	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	12	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	12	suppressed
Megestrol Acetate	Megestrol Acetate	12	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	12	suppressed
Pradaxa	Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate	12	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	12	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	12	suppressed
Toujeo Max Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	12	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	11	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	11	suppressed
Galantamine Hbr	Galantamine Hbr	11	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	11	suppressed
Oseltamivir Phosphate	Oseltamivir Phosphate	11	11
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	11	suppressed
Silver Sulfadiazine	Silver Sulfadiazine	11	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	11	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	11	suppressed
Zonisamide	Zonisamide	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

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Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

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