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Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

2450 Del Paso Road Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95834

(916) 287-9198

Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO is a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO specializing in general surgery and trauma surgery. He graduated from University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO is affiliated with St. Mary's Health Care System, McLaren Health Care, Dignity Health, CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, SURGICAL AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA and ACUTE CARE SURGERY MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

11750 W 2nd Place Suite 360
Lakewood, CO 80228

(720) 473-7120

(720) 400-8561

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150 Eagle Spring Court
Ste A Stockbridge, GA 30281

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Mercy San Juan Medical Center

2450 Del Paso Road Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95834

(916) 287-9198

(916) 441-0406

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27472 Schoenherr Road Suite 150
Warren, MI 48088

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355 Clear Creek Parkway Suite 1004
Lavonia, GA 30553

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50 North Perry Street 2nd Floor
Pontiac, MI 48342

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780 Delnero Drive
Sonora, CA 95370

(209) 536-8461

(209) 288-0734

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	368
inpatient care	368

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
catheterization	12
doctor visit	156
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	470
inpatient care	470
minimally invasive procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	95
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	56
Dementia	28
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
doctor visit	265
excision	17
hospital care	508
inpatient care	508

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	93
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	55
Dementia	29
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188
emergency care	26
hospital care	485
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	63
inpatient care	485

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	200
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	55
Dementia	31
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	87
doctor visit	234
emergency care	14
excision	87
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	92
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	52
Dementia	35
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	85
doctor visit	200
excision	85
hospital care	329
inpatient care	329

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	54
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	56
Dementia	37
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	79
doctor visit	170
excision	79
hospital care	205
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	73
inpatient care	205

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	33
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	54
Dementia	35
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	14
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	41
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	55

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	15
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	46
Dementia	35
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	38
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	51
inpatient care	51

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated as a general surgeon in Lakewood, CO were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

anastomosis	12
catheterization	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	67
doctor visit	164
emergency care	20
excision	67
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265
minimally invasive procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	231
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	74
85 and over	54
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	14
Dementia	28

Education & Training

Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO graduated from University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOA) General Surgery and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital

Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOA) General Surgery

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Mary's Health Care System

McLaren Health Care

Dignity Health

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

Mercy San Juan Medical Center

SURGICAL AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA

ACUTE CARE SURGERY MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$72,655 Da Vinci Surgical System $72,655
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$61,865 GrafixPL $18,486	GRAFIX, STRAVIX $17,589	GRAFIX $6,565	GRAFIX/GRAFIX PL $4,088	GRAFIX/GRAFIX PL/ STRAVIX $2,688	Other $12,449
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$15,009 STRAVIX $5,813	GRAFIX PL $5,000	GrafixPL $3,654	Grafix PL PRIME $500	Santyl $42
Davol Inc.	$4,843 SURGICAL $2,099	DAV-XenMatrix AB $1,431	DAV-Arista AH $1,313
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,403 RibFix Blu $1,302	AdvantageRib $75	RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE $27
Other	$2,741 GELPOINT PATH $654	Apligraf $349	Wound Matrix $331	Regranex $180	Exparel $179	Other $1,048

**Types of Payments**
Education	$62,528
Honoraria	$40,000
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$26,100
Travel and Lodging	$15,702
Food and Beverage	$9,185
Other	$5,000

Biography

Dr. Frederick Nichols' medical specialty is general surgery and trauma surgery. After attending the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital. His hospital/clinic affiliations include CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region, McLaren Health Care, and Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Dr. Nichols's practice in Pontiac, MI is open to new patients as reported by McLaren Health Care.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Scott Nichols, DO From 2012 - 2022

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