Nicholas E. Sward, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Kalamazoo, MI
Nicholas E. Sward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1447220918, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301069674, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas E. Sward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4301069674 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 John St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Phone
- (269) 341-8282
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (269) 341-5258
- Medicaid ID
- 4194118 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051115000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas E. Sward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301069674Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,553 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 255 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium566 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium243 claims
- Lisinopril214 claims
- Gabapentin199 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate196 claims
- Losartan Potassium193 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: $829.15
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
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 E. Sward among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Nicholas E. Sward, MD is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 3,493 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
They are 98 of the 6,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalamazoo, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas E. Sward, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas E. Sward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447220918, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas E. Sward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 John St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007. Phone: (269) 341-8282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas E. Sward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301069674, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas E. Sward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas E. Sward, MD had 6,553 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.