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Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

501 Dr Michael Debakey Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 433-8400

Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD is a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA specializing in adult gastroenterology.

Office Locations

501 Dr Michael Debakey Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70601

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
blood draw	155
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	412
doctor visit	298
esophageal dilation	36
gastrointestinal procedures	573
hospital care	584
inpatient care	584
lab tests	232
minimally invasive procedures	573
preventive care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	412

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	26
blood draw	115
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	443
doctor visit	261
esophageal dilation	41
gastrointestinal procedures	608
hospital care	590
inpatient care	590
lab tests	174
minimally invasive procedures	608
preventive care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	443

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	69
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	27
blood draw	126
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	468
doctor visit	282
esophageal dilation	47
gastrointestinal procedures	640
hospital care	709
inpatient care	709
lab tests	186
minimally invasive procedures	640
preventive care	77
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	468

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	67
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	27
blood draw	118
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	465
doctor visit	294
esophageal dilation	35
gastrointestinal procedures	628
hospital care	602
inpatient care	602
lab tests	173
minimally invasive procedures	628
preventive care	68
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	465

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD.

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	756

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Black	246
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	674
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	142
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	21
blood draw	160
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	596
doctor visit	399
esophageal dilation	67
gastrointestinal procedures	773
hospital care	438
inpatient care	438
lab tests	240
minimally invasive procedures	773
preventive care	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	596

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	62
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	18
blood draw	97
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	451
doctor visit	254
esophageal dilation	36
gastrointestinal procedures	563
hospital care	310
inpatient care	310
lab tests	118
minimally invasive procedures	563
preventive care	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	451

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	41
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Lake Charles, LA were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

anastomosis	22
blood draw	128
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	472
doctor visit	298
esophageal dilation	43
gastrointestinal procedures	630
hospital care	538
inpatient care	538
lab tests	187
minimally invasive procedures	630
preventive care	67
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	472

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD.

**Gender**
Female	362
Male	305

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	91
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	547
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	63
75 to 84	199
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	324

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD From 2012 - 2017

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$613 Harvoni $250	Sovaldi $30	$334
AbbVie, Inc.	$277 Lupron $87	Technivie $63	Humira $48	Moderiba $39	Creon $17	Other $23
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$210 ENTYVIO $171	Dexilant $25	AMITIZA $14
Actavis Pharma Inc	$173 LINZESS $81	DELZICOL $55	VIBERZI $27	ZENPEP $10
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$143 SIMPONI $102	OLYSIO $42
Other	$879 LINZESS $96	ESC - Biliary $84	Lotronex $83	XIFAXAN $81	SUPREP $55	Other $478

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,231
Education	$64

Biography

Dr. Paul Nichols works as an adult gastroenterology specialist in Lake Charles, LA. Dr. Nichols obtained a license to practice in Louisiana.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Hooper Nichols, MD From 2012 - 2017

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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