Dr. James R. Nichols, MD

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. James R. Nichols as a top family medicine doctor in Phoenix because of his broad training, his emergency medicine background, and his long ownership of a local practice. He earned his medical degree at Ross University and finished his family medicine residency at the University of Illinois in Peoria in 2001. His board certification in family medicine dates to that same year. Before focusing on family practice, he worked as an emergency physician at several Valley hospitals and served ten years as a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. That mix prepares him for both routine and urgent problems.

What we like most about Dr. Nichols is his steady presence in Ahwatukee. He purchased Ahwatukee Family Medical Center in 2007 and still runs it from its office on South 46th Place. As the attending physician, he oversees the center’s physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The practice treats patients when they are sick or injured and offers medically managed weight loss, and Dr. Nichols keeps a concierge panel for patients who want closer access. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. James R. Nichols among the top three family medicine doctors in Phoenix.