Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Little Rock, AR
Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1083009252, issued on Apr 3, 2015. Check the license (Arkansas E-16781, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas D. Tingquist
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- E-16781 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 521 Jack Stephens Dr, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 296-1200
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Fax
- (501) 686-7861
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230922001136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 521 Jack Stephens Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Courtney Bickerstaff, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1811168537
- Jessica Anne Borromeo, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134417421
- Kristen Davis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1609076900
- Cheryl Phillips, RDNRegistered Dietitian1992367122
- Lemuel ReberStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891630323
- Gilberto Rivera Dominguez, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235825167
Verify Nicholas D. Tingquist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-16781Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,305.90
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- Baptist HealthLittle Rock, AR
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas D. Tingquist among 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas
Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD is one of 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 78% 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 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1998 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208G00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas.
All 55 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Alberty, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051518009000
- Frank Bauer, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051902982754
- John Busby, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051578529970
- David Dean, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051790744811
- Mark Hardin, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051861697815
- Thomas Hoffmann, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051619939220
- Frederick Meadors, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051699851436
- Aytekin Ozdemir, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051851481428
Common questions
What is Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083009252, issued on Apr 3, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 Jack Stephens Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 296-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-16781, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas D. Tingquist, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.