William Nichols, DC
Chiropractor · Ashland, KYNPI 1245358258
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 85 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Boston Scientific accounts for 87.0% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $276 and has fallen 87.3% since, to $35 in 2025. Among chiropractor clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 85 payments — averaging $10.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$747
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$90
- AbbVie$22
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$858100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 83 | $747 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 1 | $90 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $22 |
How this compares
$858 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 77 chiropractor providers in Kentucky.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other chiropractor in Ashland
- Susan DixsonAlbany$3K
- Michael YoungLouisville$3K
- Joshua ClappBenton$2K
- John PetersNicholasville$813
- Allison KingLexington$645
- Paul ConstanteLouisville$340
- John ConnorOwensboro$273
- Mark HoffmanLouisville$222
- Scott BallardLouisville$221
- Ronnie CookInez$191
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.