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2026 NPPES data Podiatrist NPI 1861458333 DPM
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Podiatrist in Sandusky, Ohio.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,498 in Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
548
Medicare Part D claims · 249 beneficiaries · Podiatrist avg: 304
MIPS score
86.1/100
▲ 3 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$212.47
5 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Nicholas Brown, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.1/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 548 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 86.1/100
- MIPS score · +3 vs avg
- 548
- Part D claims, 2023
- $212.47
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Nicholas Brown, DPM's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
86 Top 48% higher than 52% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Nicholas Brown, DPM sits
This provider among podiatrist peers
Across the 2,987 podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nicholas Brown, DPM writes more Part D claims than 86% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 73% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nicholas Brown, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Nicholas Brown, DPM?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
548 80% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
86.1/100 3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Ohio
How Podiatrist compares to other specialties among Ohio providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Nicholas Brown, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Podiatrist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 86.1/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Podiatrist) - 86.1/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Nicholas Brown, DPM appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Podiatrist provider holding DPM credentials at 3006 CAMPBELL ST, Sandusky, OH, 44870, with a listed phone of (419) 626-2990. NPI 1861458333 was issued on 04/25/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 548 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 249 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $10K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 20.4%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 86.1/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 74.4, Cost 80), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Podiatrist is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,498 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 304 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1861458333 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/25/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
86.0904
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
74.4281
Quality
80.04
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nicholas Brown, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Northern Ohio Medical Specialists LLC
Norwalk, OH
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nicholas Brown, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$212
Largest payer
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nicholas Brown, DPM. To verify Nicholas Brown, DPM's current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases
OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
548
Total Claims
$10K
Total Drug Cost
249
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 565
- Total Day Supply
- 8,097
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
- Opioid Claims
- 112 (20.4% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 185
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.63
- Gender Split
- 50% female / 50% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 60, 65-74: 108, 75-84: 64, 85+: 17
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nicholas Brown, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clotrimazole-Betam…
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone
81 claims
- Ammonium Lactate
Ammonium Lactate
70 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl
Clindamycin Hcl
70 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
68 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
62 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
51 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
38 claims
- Meloxicam 24
Meloxicam
24 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 81 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 70 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 70 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 68 |
| Cephalexin | 62 |
| Methylprednisolone | 51 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 |
| Meloxicam | 24 |
| Azithromycin | 17 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Podiatrist Overview
How Nicholas Brown, DPM fits within the Podiatrist landscape nationally.
10,498
Podiatrist Providers in US
54
States with Podiatrist
304
Avg Claims per Provider
Nicholas Brown, DPM's 548 claims are above the specialty average of 304.
Nearby Podiatrist Providers in Ohio
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Brown.
Dr. Sarah Abshier
DPM
Worthington, OH
Dr. Michelle Achor
DPM
Troy, OH
Dr. Bradley Adams
D.P.M.
Wauseon, OH
Dr. Lucas Adams
DPM
Maumee, OH
Dr. Johnny Alayon
DPM
Youngstown, OH
Compare Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Ohio medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Podiatrist peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nicholas Brown, DPM's specialty? ▼
Nicholas Brown, DPM specializes in Podiatrist and practices in Sandusky, Ohio. Credentials: DPM.
How much does Nicholas Brown, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Nicholas Brown, DPM wrote 548 Medicare Part D claims totaling $10K in drug costs for 249 beneficiaries.
What is Nicholas Brown, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nicholas Brown, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 86.1/100 (Quality: 74.4, Cost: 80). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nicholas Brown, DPM located? ▼
Nicholas Brown, DPM is located at 3006 CAMPBELL ST, Sandusky, OH, 44870. Phone: (419) 626-2990.
What is Nicholas Brown, DPM's NPI number? ▼
Nicholas Brown, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861458333, issued on 04/25/2006.
Does Nicholas Brown, DPM prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Nicholas Brown, DPM had 112 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 20.4%.
How many Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,498 Podiatrist providers across 54 states in the US. The average Podiatrist provider writes 304 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nicholas Brown, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Nicholas Brown, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Clotrimazole-Betamethasone, Ammonium Lactate, Clindamycin Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nicholas Brown, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
Nicholas Brown, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 548 Part D claims and 249 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicholas Brown, DPM's credentials? ▼
Nicholas Brown, DPM's NPI is 1861458333 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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