Christopher Nicholas, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Clinton Twp, MI
Christopher Nicholas, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Clinton Twp, Michigan, and NPI 1326030446, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Michigan CN013237, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Nicholas
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- CN013237 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21510 Harrington St, Clinton Twp, MI 48036
- Phone
- (586) 627-1100
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Fax
- (586) 627-1120
- Medicaid ID
- 4602688 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050926000411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Nicholas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license CN013237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam40 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,269.67
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Mclaren MacombMount Clemens, MI · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
- Center For Orthopedic SurgeryClinton Township, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Nicholas among 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Michigan
Christopher Nicholas, D.O. is one of 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 962 in Michigan → Every provider in Clinton Twp → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Anderson, MDClinton Township, MI 480361609856368
- Kevin Hanlon, D.O.Clinton Twp, MI 480361932156932
- Samuel Howard, DOClinton Township, MI 480361265095244
- James Kehoe, D.O.Clinton Twp, MI 480361326095241
- Michael Wagner, D.O.Clinton Township, MI 480361225349665
- Amjad Yaish, D.O.Clinton Twp, MI 480361598791931
- Robert Carson, D.O.Clinton Township, MI 480381003044462
- Adam FahsClinton Twp, MI 480381063822377
Common questions
What is Christopher Nicholas, D.O.'s NPI number?
Christopher Nicholas, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326030446, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Nicholas, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21510 Harrington St, Clinton Twp, MI, 48036. Phone: (586) 627-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Nicholas, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number CN013237, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Nicholas, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Nicholas, D.O. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.