NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Charles Danford

Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Brooklyn, NY

Nicholas Charles Danford is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1760913859, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (New York 323412, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1760913859
Name
Nicholas Charles Danford
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
License numbers
323412 NY
MD61260401 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
263 7TH Ave FL 5, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone
(718) 246-8700
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2017
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250807001239); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Nicholas Charles Danford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Danford43
  2. Specialty average151

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score87.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $963.85

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Danford$964
  2. Specialty average$15,814

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. County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA

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

Nicholas Charles Danford among 51 orthopaedic trauma physician records in New York

Nicholas Charles Danford is one of 51 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in New York. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 41 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in New York

There are 51 orthopaedic trauma physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chima Nwankwo, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112151356772479
  2. Rishabh Jethanandani, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121639639974
  3. Kristin Gebauer-Wirtz, MDBrooklyn, NY 112061194450312
  4. Elan GoldwynFlushing, NY 113551376717405
  5. Nityananda Rao Jakkula, MDElmhurst, NY 113731225700933
  6. Gregory Daubs, M.D.Rego Park, NY 113741811428758
  7. Adam Gitlin, MDMiddletown, NY 109411689964231
  8. Jose Toro, M.DMiddletown, NY 109401154425791

Common questions

What is Nicholas Charles Danford's NPI number?

Nicholas Charles Danford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760913859, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Charles Danford located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 263 7TH Ave FL 5, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Phone: (718) 246-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Charles Danford's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 323412, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Charles Danford prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Charles Danford had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Charles Danford's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.