NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · St Louis, MO

Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in St Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1174847941, issued on Mar 22, 2010. Check the license (Missouri 2014007657, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174847941
Name
Nicholas Daniel Chinskey
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
2014007657 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17 The Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63117
Phone
(314) 367-1181
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160603000784); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2010
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 ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

474 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Chinskey474
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate130 claims
  2. Latanoprost67 claims
  3. Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim34 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate31 claims
  5. Atropine Sulfate28 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol26 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $232.06

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Chinskey$232.06
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Associated Retinal Consultants LLCNew Brunswick, NJ

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

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.

Other ophthalmology physician records in Missouri

  1. Mohamed Abou Shousha, MDSaint Louis, MO1174839583
  2. Meleha Ahmad, M.D.Kansas City, MO1295267714
  3. Levent Akduman, MDSt Louis, MO1245344605
  4. Sara Al Hussein Al Awamlh, MDSaint Louis, MO1366186611
  5. Hytham Al-HindiSaint Louis, MO1518607415
  6. Mohannad Al-Samarraie, M.DColumbia, MO1013257575
  7. Josh Amato, M.D.Des Peres, MO1467401828
  8. Navinkumar Amin, MDSaint Louis, MO1659353308
  9. Jella An, M.D.Columbia, MO1033567763
  10. Waseem Ansari, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1629496849

Common questions

What is Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174847941, issued on Mar 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 The Boulevard, St Louis, MO, 63117. Phone: (314) 367-1181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014007657, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD had 474 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Daniel Chinskey, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.