Active NPI 1386895282 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Lien T Nichols , PA

Physician Assistant • Fort Worth, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Lien Nichols, PA is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Fort Worth, TX. With approximately 18 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2008, Lien Nichols delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6301 HARRIS PKWY STE 300.

Lien Nichols is affiliated with Texas Health Physicians Group and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6301 Harris Pkwy Ste 300

Fort Worth, TX 761324245

Telephone 8178773432

Fax 8173464394

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2008

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Fort Worth, TX

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

18 Yrs +7.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 10.1 Yrs

State Avg: 13.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

604 Specialists

Practicing in Fort Worth, TX (11140 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

13.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

59.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Nichols (18 Years) 18 Yrs

Fort Worth Specialty Average (10.1 Years) 10.1 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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,605	111	$4.00	$0.98
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,312	14	$30.83	$8.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	460	305	$218.00	$75.92
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	322	166	$298.37	$60.36
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	265	197	$82.00	$39.46
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	198	138	$82.00	$35.28
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	171	118	$71.00	$34.14
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	110	103	$57.47	$28.51
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	92	89	$90.00	$33.35
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	87	87	$81.00	$23.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	80	$325.00	$93.19
J7327 Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	64	43	$1246.76	$663.62
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	53	16	$397.00	$119.83
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	34	32	$91.00	$45.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	21	$323.00	$107.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,456	19	$28.84	$9.31
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,408	113	$3.93	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	428	307	$218.00	$74.78
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	285	167	$326.06	$62.92
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	261	196	$82.63	$39.70
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	183	140	$71.00	$34.05
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	137	110	$82.00	$35.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	123	123	$325.00	$93.17
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	103	98	$58.00	$29.00
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	84	84	$81.00	$23.54
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	84	84	$90.00	$33.87
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	77	17	$381.53	$124.80
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	41	41	$91.00	$45.52
J7327 Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	28	19	$1450.73	$691.90
77073 Imaging for bone length assessment	18	18	$91.00	$38.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,392	20	$25.38	$10.02
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,152	109	$3.89	$1.16
J3304 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg	928	11	$31.38	$17.25
J7322 Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	696	12	$13.76	$13.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	377	260	$218.00	$76.63
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	273	155	$323.55	$63.80
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	239	176	$82.00	$39.91
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	126	99	$82.00	$36.48
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	111	78	$71.00	$35.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	108	108	$325.00	$93.86
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	89	86	$90.00	$34.43
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	76	76	$81.00	$23.91
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	70	69	$58.00	$29.09
J7327 Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	26	16	$1578.63	$763.44
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	24	23	$91.00	$46.32
77073 Imaging for bone length assessment	19	19	$91.00	$38.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3304 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg	1,280	19	$31.50	$17.81
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,076	88	$3.26	$1.27
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,072	17	$27.22	$10.65
J7322 Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	888	11	$12.84	$12.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	384	269	$218.00	$77.39
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	292	139	$279.29	$55.88
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	261	184	$82.31	$39.56
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	141	98	$71.00	$34.66
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	138	100	$82.00	$35.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	100	$325.00	$94.52
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	91	86	$57.36	$28.80
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	89	88	$81.00	$23.74
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	81	80	$90.00	$34.10
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	22	21	$91.00	$45.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,216	14	$28.21	$10.89
J7322 Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,200	15	$15.58	$15.46
J3304 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg	1,152	18	$31.11	$18.21
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	776	67	$3.59	$1.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	299	226	$218.00	$62.94
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	221	154	$82.00	$36.52
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	211	111	$328.02	$61.92
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	120	94	$71.00	$32.96
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	115	99	$82.00	$33.93
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	109	101	$57.47	$27.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	96	$325.00	$90.80
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	75	75	$90.00	$31.48
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	73	73	$81.00	$24.12
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	23	23	$91.00	$42.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,192	90	$4.39	$1.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	410	315	$218.00	$62.07
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	276	203	$76.10	$34.65
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	196	136	$62.84	$31.29
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	193	117	$275.85	$57.33
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	180	140	$82.00	$33.28
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	133	125	$58.00	$27.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	101	$325.00	$91.43
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	94	94	$90.00	$31.03
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	48	47	$81.00	$27.98
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	34	34	$91.00	$42.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,385	100	$5.22	$1.78
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	816	11	$92.12	$11.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	383	298	$218.00	$60.79
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	316	225	$75.06	$33.23
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	222	132	$297.59	$58.63
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	200	150	$82.00	$31.53
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	198	146	$64.93	$29.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	162	162	$325.00	$90.38
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	145	122	$57.60	$25.83
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	86	86	$89.29	$29.17
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	64	17	$1223.74	$146.84
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	41	39	$91.00	$40.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,376	18	$28.24	$12.03
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	820	111	$8.83	$1.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	311	253	$201.79	$61.31
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	274	150	$333.67	$60.17
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	258	197	$103.19	$33.33
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	172	30	$401.86	$152.13
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	149	102	$80.08	$30.00
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	141	106	$112.77	$31.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	129	129	$295.97	$90.55
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	118	107	$68.48	$25.81
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	30	30	$95.60	$29.41
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	22	21	$125.82	$41.02
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	15	14	$57.80	$17.01
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	11	11	$85.09	$26.75

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-03-10

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License TX PA06749

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Physician Assistant

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License NY 012832-1

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

114141806 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Texas Health Physicians Group

10900 Founders Way, Fort Worth, TX 762445435

Texas Health Physicians Group

5450 Clearfork Main St, Fort Worth, TX 761093562

Phone: 8174333450

Texas Health Physicians Group

1600 Hospital Pkwy, Bedford, TX 760226913

Phone: 8176842708

Texas Health Physicians Group

6301 Harris Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 761324266

Phone: 8178773432

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 10, 2023

Recorded as LIEN NICHOLS, PA

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NPI Profile Active May 27, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 27, 2014

Registered at 6301 HARRIS PKWY STE 300, FORT WORTH, TX 761324245 (Tel: 8178773432)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 27, 2014

Registered at 6301 HARRIS PKWY STE 300, FORT WORTH, TX 761324245 (Tel: 8178773432)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 27, 2014

Recorded as LIEN TRAN, PA

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 27, 2014

Physician Assistant (License #PA06749 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 09, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1386895282

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: October 09, 2008

Last Update: March 10, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

6301 Harris Pkwy Ste 300

Fort Worth, TX 761324245

Phone: 8178773432

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