Active NPI 1942270004 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Kent A Nickell , MD

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology • Waterloo, IA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Kent Nickell, MD is a certified Pathology - Anatomic Pathology practicing in Waterloo, IA. With approximately 44 years of clinical experience since graduating from Mayo Medical School in 1982, Dr. Nickell delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1825 LOGAN AVE.

Dr. Nickell maintains professional affiliations with Rockford Health Physicians, Mercy Health System Corporation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1825 Logan Ave
Northeast Iowa Pathology Associates,pc

Waterloo, IA 507031916

Telephone 3192353679

Fax 3192330722

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Northeast Pathology Associates, Pc Facility NPI 1336107143

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Mayo Medical School

Graduation Year

1982

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Waterloo, IA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

44 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 44.0 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Waterloo, IA (30 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

76.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Nickell (44 Years) 44 Yrs

Waterloo Specialty Average (44.0 Years) 44.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	496	218	$121.38	$35.00
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	116	25	$95.35	$27.19
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	100	62	$116.70	$36.04
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	41	38	$141.53	$33.89
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	30	28	$193.29	$21.09
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	20	15	$382.58	$67.64
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	18	15	$80.48	$10.53
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	18	12	$255.88	$79.24
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	16	14	$109.31	$33.84
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	15	13	$81.09	$10.42
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	15	11	$148.19	$34.12
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	14	11	$256.58	$77.36
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	14	14	$194.75	$59.48
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	12	12	$191.87	$21.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	504	261	$115.39	$35.30
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	68	29	$83.13	$27.20
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	60	48	$105.06	$33.51
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	49	28	$244.48	$74.44
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	38	25	$38.02	$11.36
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	34	31	$184.72	$21.15
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	32	12	$114.64	$34.70
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	28	12	$129.27	$40.15
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	27	11	$35.76	$9.96
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	26	26	$84.60	$10.57
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	21	18	$361.26	$65.16
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	15	11	$184.69	$59.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	336	201	$108.97	$36.40
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	139	36	$81.33	$27.46
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	62	55	$102.50	$33.89
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	50	46	$180.48	$22.00
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	49	33	$238.40	$76.22
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	46	39	$74.98	$10.75
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	29	24	$352.04	$64.13
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	20	15	$36.76	$12.20
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	19	16	$137.03	$34.52
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	19	16	$180.48	$58.30
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	18	11	$127.00	$40.68
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	11	11	$181.59	$60.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	606	294	$107.63	$35.22
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	131	41	$79.99	$28.19
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	91	71	$101.09	$34.09
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	62	35	$232.29	$78.81
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	49	44	$73.56	$10.45
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	48	47	$178.29	$20.42
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	47	28	$178.13	$60.11
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	31	15	$125.33	$41.62
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	27	20	$349.76	$62.46
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	25	19	$36.25	$12.41
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	21	12	$76.12	$26.53
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	20	19	$179.74	$61.45
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	20	11	$88.09	$30.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	584	272	$106.00	$35.61
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	82	27	$78.96	$27.63
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	79	67	$99.51	$33.96
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	76	42	$231.46	$78.51
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	49	45	$72.80	$10.98
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	46	41	$175.22	$21.89
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	42	30	$175.22	$59.92
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	18	12	$341.79	$69.15
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	16	16	$411.01	$142.31
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	13	13	$35.69	$12.12
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	12	11	$176.30	$60.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	425	207	$101.92	$36.85
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	88	78	$95.68	$34.62
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	88	21	$76.49	$28.77
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	56	53	$70.00	$11.29
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	49	24	$222.56	$81.84
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	35	19	$168.48	$63.05
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	23	15	$328.64	$71.13
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique	17	16	$168.48	$22.56
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	16	11	$34.32	$12.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,269	793	$140.00	$37.68
84165 Protein measurement, serum	483	345	$67.00	$17.75
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	130	111	$190.00	$62.87
84166 Protein measurement, body fluid	105	90	$67.00	$17.64
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	98	88	$75.00	$11.42
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	75	58	$395.00	$82.98
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	55	55	$210.00	$70.99
88104 Cell examination of body fluid, smears	52	48	$85.00	$28.37
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	41	36	$139.00	$35.37
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	36	16	$158.00	$44.26
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	32	32	$67.00	$17.80
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	24	12	$85.00	$28.34
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	20	16	$41.00	$12.51
86335 Immunologic analysis technique on body fluid, other fluids with concentration	15	15	$67.00	$17.75
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	14	14	$615.00	$147.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,416	864	$140.00	$36.18
84165 Protein measurement, serum	547	405	$67.00	$17.10
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	214	162	$180.47	$60.07
84166 Protein measurement, body fluid	133	126	$67.00	$17.09
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	99	72	$377.07	$79.99
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	84	77	$75.00	$11.03
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	81	69	$189.26	$67.83
88104 Cell examination of body fluid, smears	70	53	$83.20	$27.53
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	62	61	$67.00	$17.12
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	41	38	$139.00	$33.51
86335 Immunologic analysis technique on body fluid, other fluids with concentration	28	28	$67.00	$17.10
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	26	13	$158.00	$52.51
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	23	20	$41.00	$12.02
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	22	17	$105.00	$34.56
88141 Pap test (Pap smear)	11	11	$65.00	$29.58
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	11	11	$582.27	$141.30

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-04-20

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License IL 036.148445

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License IA 32811

Pathology - Cytopathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZC0500X

State License IL 036148445

A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mercy Health System Corporation

875 S Route 31, Crystal Lake, IL 600148190

Phone: 7792205500

Mercy Health System Corporation

1000 Mineral Point Ave, Janesville, WI 535482940

Phone: 6087566000

Rockford Health Physicians

2400 N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 611033655

Phone: 8159715000

Secondary Practice Locations

1045 W Stephenson St

Freeport, IL 610324864

Phone: 8155996000

1045 W Stephenson St

Freeport, IL 610324864

Phone: 8155996000

8201 E Riverside Blvd

Rockford, IL 611142300

Phone: 8159717000

875 S Route 31

Crystal Lake, IL 600148190

Phone: 7792205500

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

10 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 20, 2026

Registered at 29624 NETWORK PL, CHICAGO, IL 606731296 (Tel: 8159715000)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 10, 2023

Pathology (License #32811 in IA)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 07, 2019

Registered at 2400 N ROCKTON AVE, MERCYHEALTH- ROCKFORD HEALTH PHYSICIANS, ROCKFORD, IL 611033655 (Tel: 8159715000)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 07, 2019

Pathology (License #036148445 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active July 15, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 15, 2015

Registered at 1825 LOGAN AVE, NORTHEAST IOWA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES,PC, WATERLOO, IA 507031916 (Tel: 3192353679)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 15, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 2818, NORTHEAST IOWA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES, PC, WATERLOO, IA 507042818 (Tel: 3192333044)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 15, 2015

Recorded as KENT NICKELL, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 15, 2015

Pathology (License #32811 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 23, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1942270004

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 23, 2006

Last Update: April 20, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

29624 Network Pl

Chicago, IL 606731296

Phone: 8159715000

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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