Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jawdat Nikoula, M.D.

Family Medicine · Irwin, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
905 SPRUCE ST STE 201, Irwin, PA 15642
7248649595
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1144228453 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Nikoula from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Nikoula

Dr. Jawdat Nikoula is a family medicine specialist in Irwin, PA, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nikoula performed 222 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nikoula received a total of $6,424 from 55 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 374 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Nikoula is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ 222 Medicare services $6,424 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
222
Medicare services
Bottom 25% in PA for family medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$76
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
86 $85 $150
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
47 $60 $125
Nursing facility visit, high complexity
A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves a high level of medical decision making and takes at least 45 minutes.
26 $120 $200
Flu vaccine, quadrivalent
A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus to help prevent seasonal influenza infection.
17 $76 $80
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
16 $24 $25
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
15 $118 $250
Annual depression screening 15 $17 $30
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$6,424
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $918/year across 7 years
Top 9% in PA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
55
Companies
374
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$611
2023
$638
2022
$1,280
2021
$908
2020
$772
2019
$924
2018
$1,291

Payments by company (2024)

Novo Nordisk Inc
$165
Lilly USA, LLC
$75
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$42
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$40
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$35
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$35
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$31
ABBVIE INC.
$31
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$27
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Lundbeck LLC
$20
Abbott Laboratories
$20
Dexcom, Inc.
$16
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 46.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$974
Merz North America, Inc.
$561
Lilly USA, LLC
$411
Abbott Laboratories
$389
PFIZER INC.
$380
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$376
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$344
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$252
ABBVIE INC.
$205
AbbVie Inc.
$184
AbbVie, Inc.
$175
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$172
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$157
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$147
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$133
Allergan Inc.
$124
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$108
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$101
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$99
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$92
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$89
Amgen Inc.
$66
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$62
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$60
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$58
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$50
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$48
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$40
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$36
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$35
Lundbeck LLC
$35
Dexcom, Inc.
$32
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$29
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$28
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$27
DEXCOM, INC.
$27
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$25
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Allergan, Inc.
$19
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$17
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$17
UROVANT SCIENCES INC
$16
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
Phadia US Inc.
$16
Seqirus USA Inc
$16
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$16
Nabriva Therapeutics, plc
$16
SI-BONE, Inc.
$16
Radius Health, Inc.
$16
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals
$15
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals LLC
$14
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$13
Neuronetics, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 30.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · APTIOM · Aimovig · Amitiza · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · BREZTRI · BYSTOLIC · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD · CONTRAVE · CREON · Creon · DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER · Da Vinci Surgical System · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · Fluad Quadrivalent · GEMTESA · GLYXAMBI · HUMALOG · INJECTAFER · INVOKANA · ImmunoCAP · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KYNMOBI · Kerendia · LINZESS · LYRICA · Linzess · Livalo · MAVYRET · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Mitigare · Myrbetriq · NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY · NEXLETOL · NUEDEXTA · NUPLAZID · NUZYRA · Ozempic · PNEUMOVAX 23 · PREVNAR - 13 · PROCLAIM · QULIPTA · RELISTOR ORAL · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SIVEXTRO · SOLIQUA · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · SYNTHROID · Synthroid · TOUJEO · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TROKENDI XR · TRULICITY · TUDORZA PRESSAIR · Tresiba · Trintellix · Trulance · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Wegovy · XARELTO · XEOMIN · XIFAXAN · Xenleta · ZENPEP · iFuse Implant
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
836
County median income
$72,468
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL
6.4 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Nikoula is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Nikoula experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Nikoula performed 86 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Nikoula receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Nikoula received a total of $6,424 from 55 companies across 374 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Nikoula's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Irwin?
Dr. Nikoula's average Medicare payment per service is $76. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Nikoula) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →