NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Arroyo Grande, CA

Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, California, and NPI 1831225549, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (California E4678, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831225549
Name
Nathan B. Ecklund
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
E4678 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
310 S Halcyon RD Ste 101, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Phone
(805) 481-0881
Enumerated
Feb 26, 2007
Record last updated
May 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 481-0835
Medicaid ID
000E46780 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070904000718); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2004
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

144 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nathan Ecklund144
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium37 claims
  2. Gabapentin20 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone18 claims
  4. Nitroglycerin Patch11 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scott E Adams Dpm IncArroyo Grande, CA

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

Nathan B. Ecklund among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California

Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California

There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nickolas Grimes, DPMArroyo Grande, CA 934201013594308
  2. Lant Abernathy, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051275198368
  3. Nick Gunasayan, D.P.M.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051417903337
  4. Christopher Byrne, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011982701272
  5. Yusuke Kihira, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011821550013
  6. Brandon Slade, DPMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011154576239
  7. Steven Clark, DPMNipomo, CA 934441114952462
  8. Thomas Vincent, D.P.M.Nipomo, CA 934441881621639

Common questions

What is Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM's NPI number?

Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831225549, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 S Halcyon RD Ste 101, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420. Phone: (805) 481-0881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM's license?

NPPES lists California license number E4678, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nathan B. Ecklund, DPM'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.