Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD
Hospitalist Physician · New Orleans, LA
Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1477015857, issued on Apr 3, 2019. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Collin Sassen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD211882 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-5263
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220913002476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Collin Sassen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
434 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Carvedilol18 claims
- Eliquis16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Salem HealthSalem, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Collin Sassen among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477015857, issued on Apr 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD's license?
Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Collin Sassen, MD had 434 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.