Christopher W. Nicholson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Savannah, GA
Christopher W. Nicholson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1821071044, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 57734, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Nicholson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 57734 GA
2004-01658 NC
MD30266 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 210 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA 31405
- Phone
- (912) 644-5300
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 644-5260
- Medicaid IDs
- 5901024 NC
788032045F GA
N01659 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060817000131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 210 E Derenne Ave
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- Robert Augustine, OTOccupational Therapist1144270513
- Johnathan Bacich, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932395290
- Ashley Bowers, OTROccupational Therapist1669439709
- Ryan Brainard, P.A.Physician Assistant1962468348
Verify Christopher W. Nicholson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 57734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
634 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam155 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium118 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate53 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Methylprednisolone46 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.60
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Optim Orthopedics LLCSavannah, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher W. Nicholson among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Christopher W. Nicholson, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 57% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia
There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Savannah → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Dewberry, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051811968142
- John Hodges, MDSavannah, GA 314051477554509
- Robert Hoffman, MDSavannah, GA 314051558325241
- James Holtzclaw, MDSavannah, GA 314051275584930
- Charles Hope, MDSavannah, GA 314051588637870
- Mark Jenkins, D.O.Savannah, GA 314051861443665
- Sunderraj Kamaleson, MDSavannah, GA 314051518930437
- Donald McCartney, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051033182076
Common questions
What is Christopher W. Nicholson, MD's NPI number?
Christopher W. Nicholson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821071044, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Nicholson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA, 31405. Phone: (912) 644-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Nicholson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 57734, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher W. Nicholson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Nicholson, MD had 634 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher W. Nicholson, MD'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.