Physician Profile
Margaret E. Nichols, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Nichols
Margaret E. Nichols, MD is a healthcare provider in Joplin, MO specializing in neurosurgery. Margaret trained at University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, graduating in 1983. Margaret is also listed as specializing in neurological surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Margaret cared for 356 Medicare patients across 435 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1821034950.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (417) 347-7200
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3401 MCINTOSH CIR STE 100
Joplin, MO 64804
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
- Spinal Fluid Leak
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
- Blood Clot On The Brain
- Traumatic brain injury
Brain tumors
- Brain Tumor Symptoms
- Glioblastoma
Movement disorders
- Essential tremor
- Muscle Spasms & Twitches
- Parkinson's disease
- Severe Muscle Spasticity
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
- Baby Flat Head
- Open Spine Birth Defect
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
- Concussion in Children
- Skull Fracture
- Spinal Cord Injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Craniotomy
- Discectomy
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar discectomy
- Spinal fusion
- Spine surgery
Brain & spine surgery
- CSF Leak Repair
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
- GPS-Guided Brain Navigation Surgery
- Skull Bone Removal For Pressure Relief
Cranial reconstruction
- Skull Reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
- Surgery For Seizures
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implant
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Cubital tunnel decompression
- Nerve Repair Surgery
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
- Baby Skull Reshaping Surgery
- Nerve Surgery For Cerebral Palsy
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
- Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Removal
- Skull Base Surgery
Spasticity treatment
- Baclofen Pump Insertion
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Carotid endarterectomy
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
435 services · 356 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Procedure | 22552 |
23 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Procedure | 22853 |
20 | Less often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Procedure | 22551 |
17 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Graft of donor bone to spine | Procedure | 20931 |
17 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Procedure | 22633 |
15 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Procedure | 63052 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Procedure | 22840 |
14 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
87 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
71 | More often than most peers in Neurosurgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
60 | As often as other peers in Neurosurgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other neurosurgery specialists at this location 4
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 20 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1983 at University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc 4
Providers in MO who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Nichols's specialty?
Dr. Nichols is a neurosurgery in Joplin, MO. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Nichols?
Dr. Nichols is listed at 3401 Mcintosh Cir Ste 100, Joplin, MO 64804. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Nichols?
The number on file is (417) 347-7200. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Nichols's NPI number?
Dr. Nichols's National Provider Identifier is 1821034950. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Nichols's medical education?
Dr. Nichols attended University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, graduating in 1983. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Nichols been practicing?
Dr. Nichols has 43 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1983, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Nichols known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Nichols performs procedures including fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc, insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion and fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Nichols confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Nichols. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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