NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Nitzken

Emergency Medicine Physician · Austell, GA

Michael Nitzken is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Austell, Georgia, and NPI 1396844437, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 38573, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396844437
Name
Michael Nitzken
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
38573 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3950 Austell RD, Austell, GA 30106
Phone
(770) 732-4000
Enumerated
Sep 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00645565G GA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3950 Austell RD

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

  1. Autherine Abiri, NPNurse Practitioner1679948525
  2. Dhaval Adhvaryu, MDSurgery Physician1528070067
  3. Ehiaghe AdodoPharmacist1336958198
  4. Orrin Ahola, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1831202357
  5. Olufemi Ajibade, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1619330297
  6. Madison Akin, PAPhysician Assistant1053268086

Verify Michael Nitzken in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Nitzken166
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl31 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 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: $34.85

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Nitzken$34.85
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael Nitzken among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia

Michael Nitzken is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Austell

They are 45 of the 1,056 NPPES records with a practice address in Austell, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Orrin Ahola, MDAustell, GA 301061831202357
  2. Gerald BortolazzoAustell, GA 301061104925007
  3. Craig Brummer, MDAustell, GA 301061053425207
  4. Frank Buese, MDAustell, GA 301061427162650
  5. Nicole Carbonell, MDAustell, GA 301061699889865
  6. Mark Cruz, MDAustell, GA 301061033223227
  7. Swetang Desai, MDAustell, GA 301061346354453
  8. Jerry Hall, MDAustell, GA 301061902844137

Common questions

What is Michael Nitzken's NPI number?

Michael Nitzken's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396844437, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Nitzken located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3950 Austell RD, Austell, GA, 30106. Phone: (770) 732-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Nitzken's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 38573, 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 Michael Nitzken prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Nitzken had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 97 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.