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Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1996)

124 A South University Boulevard
Mobile, AL 36608

(251) 343-5004

Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD is a nephrologist in Mobile, AL specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD is affiliated with Infirmary Health, Mobile Infirmary, NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF MOBILE, P.A. and MOBILE VASCULAR LABS LLC.

Office Locations

Mobile Infirmary

124 A South University Boulevard
Mobile, AL 36608

(251) 343-5004

(251) 343-8383

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

device removal

tunneled central line placement

tunneled central line removal

In 2012, Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD had a list price for device removal, tunneled central line placement, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	164
catheterization	28
device removal	46
dialysis	12
dialysis access procedures	225
doctor visit	212
hospital care	838
inpatient care	807
lab tests	360
minimally invasive procedures	50
outpatient care	31
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	28
vascular procedures	392
X-rays	197

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	196
catheterization	22
device removal	29
dialysis access procedures	283
doctor visit	219
hospital care	650
inpatient care	650
lab tests	348
minimally invasive procedures	119
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	53
vascular procedures	458
X-rays	230

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	353
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	47
Less than 65	240

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	68
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	131
catheterization	27
device removal	28
dialysis access procedures	214
doctor visit	212
hospital care	879
inpatient care	879
lab tests	313
minimally invasive procedures	86
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	40
vascular procedures	330
X-rays	174

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	384
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	47
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	67
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	131
catheterization	30
device removal	28
dialysis	99
dialysis access procedures	218
doctor visit	176
hospital care	667
inpatient care	667
lab tests	250
minimally invasive procedures	104
stent placement (stenting)	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	43
vascular procedures	303
X-rays	175

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	600
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	756
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	108
Less than 65	484

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	67
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	133
catheterization	25
device removal	31
dialysis	219
dialysis access procedures	204
doctor visit	196
hospital care	761
inpatient care	761
lab tests	224
minimally invasive procedures	52
stent placement (stenting)	14
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	38
vascular procedures	304
X-rays	166

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	363
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	53
Less than 65	235

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	68
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
device removal	31
dialysis	92
doctor visit	102
hospital care	794
inpatient care	794
lab tests	57
vascular procedures	53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	332
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	40
Less than 65	249

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	67
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	27
device removal	50
dialysis	113
doctor visit	119
hospital care	773
inpatient care	773
lab tests	26
vascular procedures	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	303
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	42
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	71
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	22
device removal	30
dialysis	126
doctor visit	142
hospital care	771
inpatient care	771
lab tests	51
vascular procedures	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	295
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	55
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	70
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	32
device removal	43
dialysis	50
doctor visit	152
hospital care	424
inpatient care	424
lab tests	27
vascular procedures	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	273
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	40
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
device removal	26
dialysis	95
doctor visit	194
hospital care	545
inpatient care	545
lab tests	27
vascular procedures	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	209
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	42
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	68
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
device removal	28
dialysis	86
doctor visit	188
hospital care	502
inpatient care	502
lab tests	13
vascular procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	175
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	45
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated as a nephrologist in Mobile, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis access procedures and X-rays.

angioplasty	151
catheterization	23
device removal	33
dialysis	99
dialysis access procedures	228
doctor visit	173
hospital care	691
inpatient care	688
lab tests	154
minimally invasive procedures	82
outpatient care	31
stent placement (stenting)	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	40
vascular procedures	182
X-rays	188

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	313
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	129
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	128
85 and over	47
Less than 65	217
65 to 74	176

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	62
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1996. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1996)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Michael Nipper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Infirmary Health

Mobile Infirmary

NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF MOBILE, P.A.

MOBILE VASCULAR LABS LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$800 Vascular $104	BPV-Lutonix $83	GLIDEPATH $61	BPV-Flair $50	Oncology $44	Other $459
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$676 SAMSCA $404	JYNARQUE $272
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$668 KRYSTEXXA $668
Amgen Inc.	$585 Sensipar $277	Parsabiv $274	Tavneos $13	$22
Relypsa, Inc.	$471 VELTASSA $471
Other	$2,979 Rayaldee $380	ACTHAR $307	RENVELA $192	Auryxia $152	Velphoro $135	Other $1,813

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,160
Education	$18

Biography

Dr. John Nipper's specialty is adult nephrology. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Nipper is professionally affiliated with Infirmary Health.