Alexander Nicolaides, M.D.
Procedural Dermatology Physician · Astoria, NY
Alexander Nicolaides, M.D. is a procedural dermatology physician with a practice address in Astoria, New York, and NPI 1023104023, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (New York 212075, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Nicolaides
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Procedural Dermatology Physician 207NS0135X
- License number
- 212075 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2318 31St St, Astoria, NY 11105
- Phone
- (718) 728-9822
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 728-2004
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000650); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Nicolaides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 212075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average procedural dermatology physician in 2024
2,233 Medicare Part D claims for 800 beneficiaries, against an average of 713 among the 446 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide370 claims
- Ketoconazole295 claims
- Mupirocin203 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate190 claims
- Mometasone Furoate127 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate100 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Procedural Dermatology Physician providers in New York
There are 81 procedural dermatology physician records in New York.
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- Shera Aranoff, M.D.New York, NY1538139373
- Robert Bacigalupi, M.D.Garden City, NY1740505668
- Johanna Baeuerle, M.D.Nyack, NY1346249794
- David Becker, M.D.New York, NY1144294653
- Daniel Belkin-Holland, M.D.New York, NY1598010761
- Adam Bodian, MDGreat Neck, NY1518033687
- Ted Brezel, M.D.Glendale, NY1831152115
Common questions
What is Alexander Nicolaides, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Nicolaides, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023104023, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Nicolaides, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2318 31St St, Astoria, NY, 11105. Phone: (718) 728-9822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Nicolaides, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 212075, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Nicolaides, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Nicolaides, M.D. had 2,233 Medicare Part D claims for 800 beneficiaries; the average among procedural dermatology physician prescribers was 713. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Nicolaides, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.