Nicholas T. Spina, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Seattle, WA
Nicholas T. Spina, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1841422631, issued on Aug 13, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD60578958, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas T. Spina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- MD60578958 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 520-5700
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1841422631 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140918000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas T. Spina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60578958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 88.8 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: $18,677.41
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axis Spine Technologies Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Utah Surgical ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas T. Spina among 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Washington
Nicholas T. Spina, MD is one of 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 83% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 45 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Washington
There are 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Washington.
All 64 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alireza Anissipour, D.O.Everett, WA 982011033352968
- Joel Hoekema, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251770508509
- Christian Peterson, D.O.Seattle, WA 981331063453165
- Hagay Amster Kahn, MDSeattle, WA 981221457165805
- Ronen Blecher, MDSeattle, WA 981221417470345
- Jeffrey Garr, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221023087780
- David Hanscom, MDSeattle, WA 981221568408912
- Bilal Qutteineh, MDSeattle, WA 981221699328278
Common questions
What is Nicholas T. Spina, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas T. Spina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841422631, issued on Aug 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas T. Spina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 520-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas T. Spina, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60578958, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas T. Spina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas T. Spina, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas T. Spina, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.8 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.