NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Boston, MA

Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1891181012, issued on Apr 14, 2015. Check the license (Massachusetts 282426, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891181012
Name
Nicholas Golinvaux
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
282426 MA
DR.0065921 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
Phone
(617) 732-5384
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 24, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211115002547); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2015
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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Also registered at 75 Francis St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amin AalipourStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902483258
  2. Emily Aaronson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1962791558
  3. Sarah Abbett, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1902097736
  4. Christine Abbott, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1851471940
  5. Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, M.D., PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1891922688
  6. Duaa AbdelhameidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851852867

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Golinvaux107
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl78 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: $315.96

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Golinvaux$315.96
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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. Orthopedic Centers OF Colorado LLCGolden, CO

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

Nicholas Golinvaux among 75 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D. is one of 75 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 53 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 75 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Giscard Adeclat, MDBoston, MA 021151598320194
  2. Arnold Alqueza, MDBoston, MA 021151023144755
  3. Philip Blazar, MDBoston, MA 021151497733158
  4. George Dyer, MDBoston, MA 021151154310381
  5. Brandon Earp, MDBoston, MA 021151285690479
  6. Benjamin Gundlach, M.D.Boston, MA 021151346696507
  7. Barry Simmons, MDBoston, MA 021151528025947
  8. Jacques Zhang, MDBoston, MA 021151982333688

Common questions

What is Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891181012, issued on Apr 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-5384. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 282426, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Golinvaux, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.