NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Nicholas Pappas, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Reno, NV

James Nicholas Pappas, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1457332025, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 6627, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457332025
Name
James Nicholas Pappas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
6627 NV
G070303 CA
MD0000023692 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10381 Double R Blvd, Reno, NV 89521
Phone
(775) 322-1200
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2024
Fax
(775) 322-1241
Medicaid ID
20-16513 NV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100406000052); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 1986
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 10381 Double R Blvd

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

  1. Waqaar Ahmad, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1639515034
  2. Lisa Hammargren-Kuykendall, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1598051211
  3. Kimberly Pope, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1184800815
  4. Adam Slamowitz, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1689810467

Verify James Nicholas Pappas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.9
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $60.82

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. James Pappas$61
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Community Health Allied Medical Providers - Pappas PLLCElko, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Nicholas Pappas among 164 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nevada

James Nicholas Pappas, M.D. is one of 164 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 73% 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, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Nevada 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 Nevada

There are 164 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nevada.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Dolan, MDReno, NV 895211528277811
  2. Timothy Dooley, M.D.Reno, NV 895211952675456
  3. Sean Fitzpatrick, M.D.Reno, NV 895211760892608
  4. Thomas Fyda, MDReno, NV 895211699752378
  5. William Hayes, MDReno, NV 895211811971732
  6. Travis Kieckbusch, MDReno, NV 895211134285844
  7. Hilary Malcarney, MDReno, NV 895211457306938
  8. Richard Mullins, MDReno, NV 895211649336371

Common questions

What is James Nicholas Pappas, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Nicholas Pappas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457332025, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Nicholas Pappas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10381 Double R Blvd, Reno, NV, 89521. Phone: (775) 322-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Nicholas Pappas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 6627, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James Nicholas Pappas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.