James Walton Nichols, MD in Shreveport, LA - Medicare Emergency Medicine

James Walton Nichols, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Shreveport, Louisiana. His current practice location is One St Mary Place, Shreveport, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (318) 681-4500.

James Walton Nichols is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 14178R) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1578502076.

Contact Information

	James Walton Nichols, MD
	One St Mary Place, Shreveport, LA 71101
	(318) 681-4500
	(318) 681-4177

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	James Walton Nichols
Gender	Male
Speciality	Emergency Medicine
Location	One St Mary Place, Shreveport, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1578502076
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/06/2006
Last Update Date: 11/12/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4082781448
Enrollment ID: I20080926000250

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for James Walton Nichols such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1578502076	NPI	-	NPPES
1113492	Medicaid	LA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207P00000X	Emergency Medicine	ME161754 (Florida)	Secondary
207P00000X	Emergency Medicine	14178R (Louisiana)	Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. James Walton Nichols allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Southeastern Emergency Physicians Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1356379382 PECOS PAC ID: 2466364997 Enrollment ID: O20050125000997

Entity Name	Emergency Coverage Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1427005008 PECOS PAC ID: 3072412592 Enrollment ID: O20050207000666

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. James Walton Nichols is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
James Walton Nichols, MD 9855 Norris Ferry Rd, Shreveport, LA 71106 Ph: (318) 798-3391	James Walton Nichols, MD One St Mary Place, Shreveport, LA 71101 Ph: (318) 681-4500

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James Walton Nichols, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Shreveport, LA