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2026 NPPES data Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician NPI 1306133699 MD
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Nicholas Caggiano, MD

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician in San Luis Obispo, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 411 in Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician, 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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
144
Medicare Part D claims · 116 beneficiaries · Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician avg: 179
MIPS score
82.5/100
▼ 1 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Nicholas Caggiano, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 82.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 144 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

82.5/100
MIPS score · -1 vs avg
144
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥36th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

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.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Nicholas Caggiano, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1306133699), first enumerated 07/07/2011.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 144 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 82.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Nicholas Caggiano, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1306133699 · Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1306133699
  • ENUM-MID 2011
  • TAX-TRACE 411
  • MIPS-INLINE 82.5/100
  • RX-LIGHT 144
  • BOOK-THIN 44 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH David Wainwright, M.D. · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Nicholas Caggiano, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

83 ≥ 36th percentile 36% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured 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.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Nicholas Caggiano, MD sits

This provider among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician peers

Across the 107 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nicholas Caggiano, MD writes more Part D claims than 48% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 58% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, 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D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Nicholas Caggiano, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one surgery of the hand (surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nicholas Caggiano, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Nicholas Caggiano, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Nicholas Caggiano, MD?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/07/2011

NPI 1306133699

Primary specialty

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician

Rare

411 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

144 20% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 179

MIPS final score

82.5/100 1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Surgery of the Hand (Surgery…0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Nicholas Caggiano, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
82.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%82.5%
MIPS final score (Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician) - 82.5/100 vs national avg 83.5
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).

Practice Address

862 MEINECKE AVE STE 100
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 541-4600

Provider Details

NPI 1306133699
Specialty Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/07/2011

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

82.49
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
76.4622
Quality
71.0045
Cost
93
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Nicholas Caggiano, MD 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.

Central Coast Orthopedic Medical Group
San Luis Obispo, CA
David B. Hammer
Templeton, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 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 ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nicholas Caggiano, MD. To verify Nicholas Caggiano, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC 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 California 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 2024.

144
Total Claims
$72K
Total Drug Cost
116
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
146
Total Day Supply
964
Generic Drug Cost
$1K
Opioid Claims
99 (68.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
26

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.82
Gender Split
64% female / 36% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Nicholas Caggiano, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
70
Tramadol Hcl
 24
Cephalexin
 15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician Overview

How Nicholas Caggiano, MD fits within the Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

411
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician Providers in US
45
States with Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician
179
Avg Claims per Provider

Nicholas Caggiano, MD's 144 claims are below the specialty average of 179.

Nationwide Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Caggiano, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (82.5 here).

David Wainwright 82.4 TX Sergio Rodriguez 82.8 TX Sam Fuller 82.2 IN Dana Lavanture 82.9 PA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2011)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Ogheneochuko Metitiri Poughkeepsie, NY David Whitehead North New Hyde Park, NY Roberto Martinez San Antonio, TX Basil Nwaoz Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Nearby Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Caggiano.

One of 44 Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Frederick Abruzzo
M.D.
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Ricardo Avena
M.D.
Fresno, CA
Dr. Walter Chang
MD
Fontana, CA
Dr. Tancredi Damore
MD
Corte Madera, CA
Dr. Bradford Edgerton
MD
Los Angeles, CA

Compare Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nicholas Caggiano, MD's specialty? ▼
Nicholas Caggiano, MD specializes in Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician and practices in San Luis Obispo, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Nicholas Caggiano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nicholas Caggiano, MD wrote 144 Medicare Part D claims totaling $72K in drug costs for 116 beneficiaries.
What is Nicholas Caggiano, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nicholas Caggiano, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 82.5/100 (Quality: 76.5, Cost: 71). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nicholas Caggiano, MD located? ▼
Nicholas Caggiano, MD is located at 862 MEINECKE AVE STE 100, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 541-4600.
What is Nicholas Caggiano, MD's NPI number? ▼
Nicholas Caggiano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306133699, issued on 07/07/2011.
Does Nicholas Caggiano, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Nicholas Caggiano, MD had 99 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 68.8%.
How many Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 411 Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers across 45 states in the US. The average Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician provider writes 179 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nicholas Caggiano, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicholas Caggiano, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol Hcl, Cephalexin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nicholas Caggiano, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Nicholas Caggiano, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 144 Part D claims and 116 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicholas Caggiano, MD's credentials? ▼
Nicholas Caggiano, MD's NPI is 1306133699 with credentials MD. 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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