Nicholas Defauw, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Goshen, IN
Nicholas Defauw, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Goshen, Indiana, and NPI 1578791398, issued on Jul 1, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 02005770A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Defauw
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 02005770A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Lighthouse LN, Goshen, IN 46526
- Phone
- (260) 266-4007
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2026
- Fax
- (260) 266-7355
- Medicaid ID
- 300029326 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190821000929); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Defauw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 02005770ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium15 claims
- Celecoxib12 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: $110.62
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Nicholas Defauw among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Nicholas Defauw, DO is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Goshen
They are 47 of the 869 NPPES records with a practice address in Goshen, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Defauw, DO's NPI number?
Nicholas Defauw, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578791398, issued on Jul 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Defauw, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Lighthouse LN, Goshen, IN, 46526. Phone: (260) 266-4007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Defauw, DO's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 02005770A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Defauw, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Defauw, DO had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.