Nicholas Elkins, D.O.
Pain Medicine Physician · Safford, AZ
Nicholas Elkins, D.O. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Safford, Arizona, and NPI 1780092346, issued on Jul 28, 2014. Check the license (Arizona 007612, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Elkins
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- 007612 AZ
Q09806 TX
Q9806 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2241 W 16TH St, Safford, AZ 85546
- Phone
- (520) 318-6035
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Fax
- (520) 795-9953
- Medicaid ID
- 954926 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210519001253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2241 W 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Samuel CrandellMedical Physician Assistant1497024335
Verify Nicholas Elkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 007612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
492 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 269 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen95 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Gabapentin75 claims
- Tramadol Hcl45 claims
- Celecoxib40 claims
- Pregabalin37 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 38.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $201.79
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Cobre Valley Regional Medical CenterGlobe, AZ · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Mt Graham Regional Medical Center IncSafford, AZ
- San Carlos Apache Healthcare CorporationPeridot, AZ · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nicholas Elkins among 57 pain medicine physician records in Arizona
Nicholas Elkins, D.O. is one of 57 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Arizona
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- Sheldon Gingerich, MDTucson, AZ 857111003896192
- Christopher Bailey, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121871989301
- John Paul Malayil, M.D.Sun City West, AZ 853761851554927
- Eric Cornidez, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181679792527
- Mark Rouff, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641609255512
Common questions
What is Nicholas Elkins, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Elkins, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780092346, issued on Jul 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Elkins, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2241 W 16TH St, Safford, AZ, 85546. Phone: (520) 318-6035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Elkins, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 007612, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Elkins, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Elkins, D.O. had 492 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Elkins, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.6 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.