Nicholas Tzikas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · New Haven, CT
Nicholas Tzikas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1174880538, issued on Apr 23, 2012. Check the license (Connecticut 62267, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Tzikas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 62267 CT
18287 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT 06519
- Phone
- (203) 688-4242
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190218000962); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Tzikas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 62267Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,051 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ubrelvy151 claims
- Nurtec Odt128 claims
- Qulipta104 claims
- Aimovig Autoinjector89 claims
- Emgality Pen88 claims
- Topiramate49 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 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: $13,375.30
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Tzikas among 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut
Nicholas Tzikas, M.D. is one of 958 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2012, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Connecticut
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Hambly, M.D.Hamden, CT 065181164421392
- Christine Pohlmann, MDNew Haven, CT 065201710194766
- Laurel Slongwhite, M.D.Hamden, CT 065181427206283
- Dorothyann Van Rhijn, MDNew Haven, CT 065201073559050
- Jeremy Evans, APRNWest Haven, CT 065161821711052
- Kumudhini Fernando, M.D.West Haven, CT 065161306842133
Common questions
What is Nicholas Tzikas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Tzikas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174880538, issued on Apr 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Tzikas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT, 06519. Phone: (203) 688-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Tzikas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 62267, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Tzikas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Tzikas, M.D. had 1,051 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Tzikas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.