NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Darwin Nicolaou, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Traverse City, MI

David Darwin Nicolaou, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1184676181, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301084991, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184676181
Name
David Darwin Nicolaou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
4301084991 MI
D45394 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 Munson Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone
(231) 935-8710
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
104957619 MI
131961200 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050628001221); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 550 Munson Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164507315
  2. Carly Batcha, NPNurse Practitioner1952996159
  3. Howard Beck, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1427037613
  4. Rachel BolzSpeech-Language Pathologist1649002940
  5. Kaylee Bradeen, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1356290670
  6. Alison BriggsPhysical Therapist1255036455

Verify David Darwin Nicolaou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

267 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Nicolaou267
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone32 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone26 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro22 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl13 claims
  6. Cephalexin12 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Munson Medical CenterTraverse City, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Interlochen Emergency Group PCFrankfort, 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.

David Darwin Nicolaou among 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan

David Darwin Nicolaou, MD is one of 3,083 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2013 among the 1,931 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207P00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Michigan

There are 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Hartwell, DOTraverse City, MI 496861790874105
  2. Michael Parker, MDTraverse City, MI 496861629076294
  3. Charles Webb, MDTraverse City, MI 496861417046772
  4. Sally Ancel, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841811000466
  5. William BrittonTraverse City, MI 496841710305958
  6. Jill Burden, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841235383324
  7. James Dudo, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841629285051
  8. Mark Hemming, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841407110174

Common questions

What is David Darwin Nicolaou, MD's NPI number?

David Darwin Nicolaou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184676181, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Darwin Nicolaou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Munson Ave, Traverse City, MI, 49686. Phone: (231) 935-8710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Darwin Nicolaou, MD's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301084991, 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 David Darwin Nicolaou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Darwin Nicolaou, MD had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.