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Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1983)
3401 Mcintosh Circle Suite 100
Joplin, MO 64804

Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD is a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO specializing in neurosurgery. She graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD is affiliated with Freeman Health System.

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Office Locations

3401 Mcintosh Circle Suite 100
Joplin, MO 64804
(417) 347-7200
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

In 2023, Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care
lumbar fusion
spinal fusion
spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lumbar fusion, spinal fusion, and spine surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 14
decompression surgery 45
doctor visit 151
hospital care 271
inpatient care 271
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 45
open surgery 13
spinal procedures 58
upper extremity surgery 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 28
decompression surgery 52
doctor visit 108
hospital care 221
inpatient care 221
neck surgery 15
nerve procedures 52
open surgery 18
spinal procedures 71
upper extremity surgery 18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 89
Female 119
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 196
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 88
From 75 to 84 60
85 and over 27
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 37
Dementia 14
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 36
decompression surgery 46
doctor visit 75
hospital care 350
inpatient care 350
neck surgery 21
nerve procedures 46
spinal procedures 90

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 106
Female 122
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 214
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 98
From 75 to 84 62
85 and over 35
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 36
Dementia 18
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 35
decompression surgery 32
doctor visit 50
hospital care 182
inpatient care 182
neck surgery 18
nerve procedures 32
spinal procedures 80

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 156
Female 194
Age
From 65 to 74 190
From 75 to 84 74
85 and over 44
Less than 65 42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 38
Dementia 17
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 41
decompression surgery 64
doctor visit 34
hospital care 150
inpatient care 150
neck surgery 35
nerve procedures 64
open surgery 12
spinal procedures 105
upper extremity surgery 12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 80
Female 95
Age
From 65 to 74 85
From 75 to 84 58
85 and over 12
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 33
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 37
Dementia 13
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 28
decompression surgery 14
doctor visit 29
hospital care 154
inpatient care 154
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 14
spinal procedures 56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 68
Female 89
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 52
85 and over 16
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 33
Dementia 13
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 52
decompression surgery 34
hospital care 77
inpatient care 77
neck surgery 34
nerve procedures 34
spinal procedures 109

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 63
Age
From 65 to 74 65
From 75 to 84 40
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 42
Dementia 15
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 43
decompression surgery 21
hospital care 65
inpatient care 65
neck surgery 21
nerve procedures 21
spinal procedures 85

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 60
Female 76
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 13
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 45
Dementia 12
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 42
decompression surgery 20
hospital care 106
inpatient care 106
neck surgery 20
nerve procedures 20
spinal procedures 74

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 65
Female 63
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 44
85 and over 12
Less than 65 11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 30
Dementia 18
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 48
decompression surgery 23
hospital care 82
inpatient care 82
neck surgery 23
nerve procedures 23
spinal procedures 80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 59
Age
From 65 to 74 56
From 75 to 84 50
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 36
Dementia 16
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO during 2022 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 41
decompression surgery 21
doctor visit 183
hospital care 78
inpatient care 78
neck surgery 21
nerve procedures 21
spinal procedures 79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 101
Female 106
Age
From 65 to 74 89
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 17
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 34
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Joplin, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 37
decompression surgery 33
doctor visit 90
hospital care 157
inpatient care 157
neck surgery 21
nerve procedures 33
open surgery 14
spinal procedures 80
upper extremity surgery 14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD.

Gender
Male 78
Female 89
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 37
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 52
85 and over 16
Less than 65 17
65 to 74 78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 13
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 33
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Dementia 13
Cancer 11

Education & Training

Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1983. She has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1983)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Margaret Ellen Nichols, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Freeman Health System

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Medtronic USA, Inc. $16,630 CENTERPIECE
$11,548 		CD HORIZON
$4,431 		KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty
$267 		MazorX Renaissance
$161 		ELEVATE
$71 		Other
$152
Medtronic, Inc. $15,207 CENTERPIECE
$15,062 		Mazor X Stealth Edition
$104 		OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION
$41
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. $405 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies
$284 		Cervical and Trauma Therapies
$73 		Interventional Therapies
$48
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. $53
$53
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $25,302
Travel and Lodging $3,885
Food and Beverage $3,108

Biography

Dr. Margaret Nichols works as a neurosurgery. She studied medicine at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. She is affiliated with Freeman Health System.

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