What is Christopher Nicholson's specialty?

Christopher Nicholson (NPI 1821071044) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Savannah, GA.

Where does Christopher Nicholson practice?

Christopher Nicholson practices in Savannah, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821071044.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Nicholson?

Christopher Nicholson (NPI 1821071044) received approximately $150K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 695 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821071044

Christopher NicholsonMD

PRACTICEORTHOPEDIC CENTER PCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgerySavannah, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,743

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,290

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$115K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 640 Orthopedic Surgery providers in GA — above median (cohort median 2,020).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

585

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam155 claims

Diclofenac Sodium118 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen71 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate53 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen51 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$103

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$103

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$103

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Nicholson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CANDLER HOSPITAL INCORPORATED	83	343
Brian Thorpe Physician Assistant · Savannah, GA	74	192
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC.	40	164
Tattnall Hospital Company, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Savannah, GA	17	66
PHILBRICK, THOMAS	17	47
Robert Myers Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	17	57
James Long Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	12	39
Thomas Decker Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	11	46

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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