Nicholas Christopher Arpey
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Nicholas Christopher Arpey is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1427551241, issued on Mar 18, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 94138, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Christopher Arpey
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 94138 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250906000483); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Christopher Arpey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 94138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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: $409.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Christopher Arpey among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Nicholas Christopher Arpey is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2018, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 365 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacob Braunstein, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251235512930
- Howard Brilliant, MDCharleston, SC 294251629027453
- Philip Kirn, M.D., PHARM.DCharleston, SC 294251841583366
- Lee Leddy, MDCharleston, SC 294251730365131
- Thomas Moran, MDCharleston, SC 294251912467044
- Patrick O'Callaghan, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251750792446
- Brent Ponce, MDCharleston, SC 294251659358091
- Brandon RogalskiCharleston, SC 294251548794647
Common questions
What is Nicholas Christopher Arpey's NPI number?
Nicholas Christopher Arpey's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427551241, issued on Mar 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Christopher Arpey located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Christopher Arpey's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 94138, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Christopher Arpey prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Christopher Arpey had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.