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Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD

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(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

3901 Las Posas Road Suite 4
Camarillo, CA 93010

(805) 585-5166

Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and St John's Regional Med Center/St John's Hospital Camarillo.

Office Locations

St John's Regional Med Center/St John's Hospital Camarillo

3525 Loma Vista Road
Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 641-6415

(805) 641-6424

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3901 Las Posas Road Suite 4
Camarillo, CA 93010

(805) 585-5166

(805) 383-1786

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In The News

“"Diabetes changes your relationship with your feet," said F. Ray Nickel, MD, an orthopedic foot and ankle specialist in Ventura, Calif. "We often ignore minor foot problems, but if you continue in...”—"Tips for diabetic foot care from othopedic foot and ankle MDs", Reading Eagle, February 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

immobilization treatment

joint aspiration

joint injections

musculoskeletal imaging

By Affordability:

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD performed more immobilization treatment, joint aspiration, joint injections, and musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for ankle MRI, hip MRI, joint MRI, joint X-ray, knee MRI, knee X-ray, and lower extremity MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	169
doctor visit	709
hip imaging	18
hospital care	24
immobilization	104
injections	169
inpatient care	24
musculoskeletal imaging	120
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	145

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	160
doctor visit	690
hip imaging	23
hospital care	27
immobilization	82
injections	160
inpatient care	27
musculoskeletal imaging	76
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	88

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	57
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2014 were immobilization, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	126
doctor visit	730
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	52
hospital care	29
immobilization	128
injections	126
inpatient care	29
lower extremity surgery	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	113
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	110

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	48
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2015 were immobilization, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	180
capsulotomy	43
doctor visit	805
hip imaging	40
immobilization	186
injections	180
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	80
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	40
musculoskeletal imaging	113
X-rays	73

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	86
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, immobilization and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	171
doctor visit	785
hip imaging	37
immobilization	130
injections	171
lower extremity surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	73
open surgery	12
spinal procedures	15
X-rays	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	51
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	225
doctor visit	825
hip imaging	42
hospital care	11
immobilization	103
injections	225
inpatient care	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	42
musculoskeletal imaging	118
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	87

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	69
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	238
doctor visit	916
hip imaging	49
hospital care	12
immobilization	82
injections	238
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	111
X-rays	62

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	0
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	70
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	286
doctor visit	897
hip imaging	35
immobilization	90
implant removal	19
injections	286
lower extremity surgery	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	92
open surgery	11
X-rays	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	67
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	116
doctor visit	706
hip imaging	24
immobilization	65
injections	116
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	66
X-rays	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	40
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, immobilization and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	112
doctor visit	744
hip imaging	54
immobilization	82
injections	112
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
musculoskeletal imaging	71
X-rays	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	51
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	717
hip imaging	51
immobilization	35
injections	55
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	51
musculoskeletal imaging	69
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	45
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Ventura, CA were aspiration, injections, immobilization and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	167
capsulotomy	43
doctor visit	774
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	38
hospital care	20
immobilization	98
implant removal	19
injections	167
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	92
open surgery	11
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD.

**Gender**
Female	286
Male	166

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	372
Hispanic	52
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	53
75 to 84	144
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	223

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery (Sub: Sports Medicine) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery (Sub: Sports Medicine)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

St John's Regional Med Center/St John's Hospital Camarillo

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ventura, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ferris Ray Nickel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Paragon 28, Inc.	$434 Promo $154	Portfolio $134	Foot and ankle implants $132	Entire Product Portfolio $13
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$255 GRAVITY $125	AUGMENT $52	FOOTANDANKLE $39	Biologics $39
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$235 Persona $125	Trabecular Metal $72	AccuFill $39
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$233 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $153	Meniscal Root Repair System $42	GoFlo Pole Pump $38
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.	$215 $215
Other	$1,078 Cartiva $158	CoLag $147	Lapiplasty System $147	IO FiX $140	ZORVOLEX $127	Other $360

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,413
Education	$37

Biography

Dr. F. Nickel's areas of specialization are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; he sees patients in Camarillo, CA and Ventura, CA. He is rated highly by his patients. He studied medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. Dr. Nickel speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. Dignity Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Ventura, CA.

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