NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC

Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528080777, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina DO87813, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528080777
Name
Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
DO87813 SC
DO1840 TN
D01840 TN
DO 1840 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 240, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 365-8660
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250515000559); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001
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 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 240

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

  1. Natalie Barnes, PA-C, MS, OTRPhysician Assistant1134352461
  2. Bryan Christensen, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1730279654
  3. Gregory Penny, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1780047324
  4. Jordan SoxPhysician Assistant1275321028

Verify Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 225 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Grimaldi1,044
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam227 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen178 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl133 claims
  4. Cephalexin84 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim64 claims
  6. Mupirocin56 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: $803.20

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Grimaldi$803
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC

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

Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O. is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kim Chillag, MDColumbia, SC 292031053389908
  2. Bryan Christensen, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031730279654
  3. John Eady, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031952365413
  4. William Felmly, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154399079
  5. Jeffrey Hopkins, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031558524835
  6. Afraaz Irani, MDColumbia, SC 292031770896086
  7. Thomas Jones, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031386693158
  8. Janine Moseley, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031578650305

Common questions

What is Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O.'s NPI number?

Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528080777, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 240, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 365-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number DO87813, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Anthony Grimaldi, D.O. had 1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 436 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.