Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Ravenna, MI
Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ravenna, Michigan, and NPI 1164784724, issued on Jun 11, 2012. Check the license (Michigan 5101020050, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas S. Beechnau
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 5101020050 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12520 Crockery Creek Dr, Ravenna, MI 49451
- Phone
- (231) 853-6725
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 853-6089
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131121000921); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas S. Beechnau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101020050Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,725 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 213 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium217 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
- Omeprazole135 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen113 claims
- Eliquis105 claims
- Gabapentin104 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: $197.01
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Mercy Physician NetworkFruitport, MI
- Ravenna Family Practice PCRavenna, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas S. Beechnau among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O. is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 3,493 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ravenna
They are 4 of the 22 NPPES records with a practice address in Ravenna, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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- Nathan Wass, D.O.Saugatuck, MI 494531568725190
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Common questions
What is Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164784724, issued on Jun 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12520 Crockery Creek Dr, Ravenna, MI, 49451. Phone: (231) 853-6725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101020050, 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 Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas S. Beechnau, D.O. had 3,725 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.