Katherine M Nichols, MD

Katherine M Nichols, MD

Not currently accepting new patients

4.885714 average rating from 224 patient reviews

Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Nantucket, MA
  • Boston, MA
  • Danvers, MA

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease, 2020
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2017
  • Medical Education: Tufts University School of Medicine, 2014

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults

Patient Feedback

4.885714 average rating from 224 reviews

  • Very professional with excellent knowledge. Compassionate bedside manner. Highly recommended.

    2026-08-05

  • Dr.NICHOLS is a caring and competent provider who listens to my concerns and offers advice. She is pleasant and professional.

    2026-08-02

  • Dr Nichols is an excellent cardiologist. I feel very fortunate to have her expertise and care

    2026-08-01

  • Very good experience

    2026-07-25

  • Listened well; provided solutions to Rx issues; clarified prior ct results in a way that clarified risks given symptoms and activity levels that were positive.

    2026-07-22

  • Excellent

    2026-07-22

  • The Doctor went through everything that I was Telling her & checked my meds, & how I was doing In general.

    2026-07-16

  • Very timely, informative, and many questions asked and answered.

    2026-07-15

  • She listened to my concerns and said she would contact my primary doctor regarding this.

    2026-07-15

  • The doctor made me feel comfortable and explained things well.

    2026-07-15

  • Dr Nichols has always spent as much time as needed with me, I have never felt rushed

    2026-07-15

  • Dr. Nichols is a great listener. She hears what you're saying and helps you navigate the medical system. She understands your issues and orders appropriate tests. Dr. Nichols is very knowledgeable and displays her expertise. I highly recommend her.

    2026-06-12

  • I have a lot of confidence in her opinions. I feel she is honest and caring. I am very happy with the care I am receiving.

    2026-06-09

  • Dr. Nichols was excellent. She listened closely to what we had to say. It's obvious that she's a very smart and skilled woman, not to mention a doctor. But it was a very good experience with her. We're very happy with it. Thank you very much.

    2026-06-08

  • She is a good Doctor. She is very through.

    2026-06-03

  • Great doc

    2026-05-28

  • She was very interested in my problems and listened to me carefully

    2026-05-27

  • Yes, as usual, she was very good, always happy, very pleasant, and just a nice provider.

    2026-05-15

  • Outstanding professional care! I am very grateful to be a patient at Mass General!

    2026-05-13

  • very good

    2026-05-05

  • Very nice Dr., who explained the visit and answered my questions.

    2026-05-05

  • Dr Nichols is very thorough and thoughtful. She is very reassuring.

    2026-05-04

  • First time meeting Katherine Nichols, MD and felt comfortable with her treating my problems with my heart. She answered all my questions and didn't feel rushed.

    2026-04-29

  • Dr. Nichols is a highly esteemed doctor. [redacted].

    2026-04-28

  • Dr. Nichols is always on target with questions and diagnosis. She carefully follows up on any issues concerning overall health and those heart related.

    2026-05-01

  • Dr.Nichols was great. Very kind and knowledgeable

    2026-04-23

  • Very good experience with Dr. Nichols. Very helpful and informative, explained my situation and addressed my concerns.

    2026-04-22

  • Dr. Nichols listened to my history and talked with me about all options. I was very thankful for that.

    2026-04-25

  • First rate

    2026-04-22

  • I've been with Dr. Nichols for years and she has always been thorough, listened to my concerns and gotten me tests, etc. as soon as possible. My husband was so impressed that he took her on as his cardiologist.

    2026-04-14

  • Excellent

    2026-04-11

  • She's excellent. I've been with her for a long time and I'm very satisfied.

    2026-04-10

  • My virtual visits with Dr. Nichols are always very informative and helpful. She's friendly and professional and seems to really understand everything that's going on with my health and I appreciate that. And I had an issue with my prescriptions and she was very helpful, got right on solving those issues for me. I'm very happy. [redacted]. I just want to say I'm very happy with her support and look forward to talking to her again. Bye-bye.

    2026-04-09

  • Took time to go over all my concerns

    2026-04-01

  • New cardiologist for me, but she was very receptive to everything and definitely cared

    2026-04-01

  • Compassionate, patient, explanatory, and mostly her care plan for my personalized medical condition. So far, the best cardiologist I have seen in the clinical appointments.

    2026-03-30

  • Dr. Nichols is a great cardiologist, knowledgeable & efficient. She is personable and easy to talk with and makes you feel comfortable.

    2026-03-30

  • Very professional and showed that she was really concerned about health.

    2026-03-23

  • Very open and kind. I felt heard and cared for even though this was my first appointment.

    2026-03-12

  • Positive experience no concerns

    2026-03-11

  • Satisfied

    2026-02-26

  • This was the first chime visit after changing my cardiologist from Boston. The provider made me feel comfortable.

    2026-02-25

  • My care provider was proficient in all respect. She was very thorough. I'm pleased with the quality of service.

    2026-02-25

  • Dr.Nichols is the absolute best

    2026-03-02

  • Dr. Nichols was kind, congenial, and professional. She explained things clearly to me. I was worried about the rapid heartbeat that I've been experiencing, but she explained things to me in a reassuring manner.

    2026-02-26

  • Hello, this provider was very courteous and very good and reasonable. However, there was not enough time allowed and so the communication could only just start. We didn't have the opportunity to follow through [redacted] She explained she's just there to meet a new patient. [redacted]

    2026-02-19

  • She was great she was worth waiting for? I know the cardiology department is very busy?

    2026-02-18

  • Truly a very professional office.

    2026-02-18

  • She's definitely a busy person!

    2026-02-15

  • Doctor is very informative and great to deal with

    2026-02-01

  • She has always been up to date on my condition and very responsive to any questions. Her assistants have also been terrific.

    2026-02-02

  • May he continue like this, giving his best.

    2026-01-21

  • Dr Nichols was spectacular. She was pleasant, friendly, attentive, knowledgeable and easy to understand. Laid out a clear therapeutic plan for me to follow. Great clinician/cardiologist.

    2026-01-21

  • MGH stuff.. The Best

    2026-01-23

  • This was my first time seeing Dr. Nichols. She came well prepared knowing my medical past. I feel that I am in good hands with her as my cardiologist.

    2026-01-15

  • First time with the doctor very satisfied

    2026-01-14

  • She was knowledgeable and easy to talk with.

    2026-01-14

  • She a very good doctor and also efficient in her work very satisfied. Thank you

    2025-12-16

  • Very professional.

    2025-12-16

  • Very thorough. Respectful and interested in what I had to say how I was feeling.

    2025-12-16

  • Great

    2025-11-27

  • BESTS TEAM EVER THEY WERE GREAT

    2025-11-24

  • Great visit Dr. very caring

    2025-11-24

  • My first visit with this Dr. I am very comfortable with her.

    2025-11-19

  • very nice provider and knowledgeable

    2025-11-19

  • The provider was patient and thorough, took time to discuss everything and was so kind and considerate

    2025-11-19

  • Dr. Nichols was professional, competent, and caring.

    2025-11-12

  • Excellent care.

    2025-11-06

  • The time between referral and meeting was over 4 months. However, when I met with her, Dr Nichols was great!

    2025-11-02

  • She was very thorough.

    2025-11-03

  • She is great!

    2025-11-01

  • I feel like Dr. Nichols provides excellent care. She's very kind, considerate. She listens to me. She takes my opinions into account and I feel like she respects my choices. So that is really appreciated and not found much in the current medical community.

    2025-10-31

  • Happy with my visit

    2025-10-30

  • Dr. Nichols is always comes into our visits up to date on my medical history and care issues. She is thoughtful and a careful listener. I am pleased to be her patient.

    2025-10-27

  • I love MGH North Shore: easy access, friendly staff, timely appointments

    2025-10-23

  • I felt very comfortable with Dr. Nichols - she was a good listener, was reassuring and gave me important information. I'm grateful I was referred to her by my PCP.

    2025-10-11

  • very helpful and knowledgeable about my conditions

    2025-10-08

  • She is an excellent doctor.

    2025-09-29

  • Ekcelent

    2025-09-29

  • It was a very good experience with Dr. Nichols, very professional, went over everything in detail, spent a lot of time with me, and I would recommend her to friends and family.

    2025-09-29

  • She gave me good news and did not seem to think my visit was unnecessary.

    2025-09-28

  • This was the first time visit with this provider that was relatively long time after my last visit with the previous provider. The previous provider was an outstanding professional, who provided me with an exceptional care. I hope that it will take some time to get better communication and more effective interaction with the new provider.

    2025-09-26

  • Always informed and very pleasant.

    2025-09-25

  • This was my first visit with this Doctor as my Doctor retired. I was pleasantly surprised at how she listened to me and was quiet knowledgeable about my particular needs.

    2025-09-24

  • The Doctor was Great

    2025-09-24

  • Very knowledgeable and professional The doctor was easy to speak to and share my concerns

    2025-09-24

  • perfect

    2025-09-24

  • iwas lucky to get her

    2025-09-24

Accepted Insurance

  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • Wellpoint
  • Senior Whole Health
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Medicare ACO
  • Fallon Health
  • Humana
  • WellSense NH
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Medicaid NH
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Beech Street
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid VT
  • United Health Care
  • Aetna
  • TriCare
  • Multiplan
  • Medicaid ME
  • WellSense
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • Medicaid RI
  • Cigna
  • MassHealth
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Coventry
  • Medicaid CT